BitAuth: Permissions for Codeigniter

Welcome!

I've posted the beginnings of BitAuth to github. BitAuth is a group-based authentication and permissions system that uses bitwise operation to allow you, as a developer, to easily control access within your application. Already in place are password aging, complexity rules, and completely customizable user fields.

In BitAuth, permissions are given to a group, and users can be added to that group. Users can be members of as many groups as you like, and they inherit the total permissions of all of their groups. In this manner, BitAuth is exceedingly simple to use. Segregate your permissions by role, and assign groups as needed. All you need to do is define your permissions slugs as text in the config file, and BitAuth handles the rest. Because you're not directly assigning permissions to users, you can quickly and easily change access for as many users as you want with the click of a mouse.