diff --git a/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/BaseAuthenticate.php b/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/BaseAuthenticate.php
index 7e07925e6..90ba20f1c 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/BaseAuthenticate.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/BaseAuthenticate.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ abstract class BaseAuthenticate {
  * @param CakeRequest $request Request object.
  * @return mixed Either false or an array of user information
  */
-	public function getUser($request) {
+	public function getUser(CakeRequest $request) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/BaseAuthorize.php b/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/BaseAuthorize.php
index 72001e794..2f3f7faef 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/BaseAuthorize.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/BaseAuthorize.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ abstract class BaseAuthorize {
  * @param string $path
  * @return string the action path for the given request.
  */
-	public function action($request, $path = '/:plugin/:controller/:action') {
+	public function action(CakeRequest $request, $path = '/:plugin/:controller/:action') {
 		$plugin = empty($request['plugin']) ? null : Inflector::camelize($request['plugin']) . '/';
 		$path = str_replace(
 			array(':controller', ':action', ':plugin/'),
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/BasicAuthenticate.php b/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/BasicAuthenticate.php
index 940c1900c..e78eccd18 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/BasicAuthenticate.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/BasicAuthenticate.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class BasicAuthenticate extends BaseAuthenticate {
  * @param CakeRequest $request Request object.
  * @return mixed Either false or an array of user information
  */
-	public function getUser($request) {
+	public function getUser(CakeRequest $request) {
 		$username = env('PHP_AUTH_USER');
 		$pass = env('PHP_AUTH_PW');
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/DigestAuthenticate.php b/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/DigestAuthenticate.php
index de2eb9d80..7cbd9db71 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/DigestAuthenticate.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/Auth/DigestAuthenticate.php
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class DigestAuthenticate extends BaseAuthenticate {
  * @param CakeRequest $request Request object.
  * @return mixed Either false or an array of user information
  */
-	public function getUser($request) {
+	public function getUser(CakeRequest $request) {
 		$digest = $this->_getDigest();
 		if (empty($digest)) {
 			return false;
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/AuthComponent.php b/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/AuthComponent.php
index cb7cba8a3..f614e4731 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/AuthComponent.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Controller/Component/AuthComponent.php
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class AuthComponent extends Component {
  * @param CakeRequest $request The request to authenticate for. If empty, the current request will be used.
  * @return boolean True if $user is authorized, otherwise false
  */
-	public function isAuthorized($user = null, $request = null) {
+	public function isAuthorized($user = null, CakeRequest $request = null) {
 		if (empty($user) && !$this->user()) {
 			return false;
 		}