Add tip when returning null from createToken()

symfony · Dec 1, 2015 · 3bfea4d · 3bfea4d
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diff --git a/cookbook/security/api_key_authentication.rst b/cookbook/security/api_key_authentication.rst
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ will cause authentication to fail. You might want to return ``null`` instead
 to just skip the authentication, so Symfony can fallback to another authentication
 method, if any.
 
+.. tip::
+
+    In case you return ``null`` from your ``createToken()`` method, be sure to enable
+    ``anonymous`` in you firewall. This way you'll be able to get an ``AnonymousToken``.
+
 2. supportsToken
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~