Route::group(['middleware'=>'auth'], function() { code example

Example 1: Route::group(['middleware'=>'auth'], function() {

Route::group(['middleware' => ['auth']], function () { 
    Route::get('home', 'HomeController@index');
    Route::post('save-user', 'UserController@saveUser');
    Route::put('edit-user', 'UserController@editUser');
});

Example 2: how to attach the middleware to a route definition

Route::get('profile', function () {
    // Only verified users may enter...
})->middleware('verified');

Example 3: Route::group(['middleware'=>'auth'], function() {

protected function mapAuthRoutes()
{
    Route::middleware('web')
        ->namespace('App\Http\Controllers\Auth')
        ->group(base_path('routes/auth.php'));
}

Example 4: Route::group(['middleware'=>'auth'], function() {

Route::middleware(['first', 'second'])->group(function () {
    Route::get('/', function () {
        // Uses first & second Middleware
    });

    Route::get('user/profile', function () {
        // Uses first & second Middleware
    });
});