Auth::user() returns null in Livewire components using the web guard

Livewire version v3.5.9

Laravel version v11.26.0

Which PHP version are you using? PHP 8.2

Steps To Reproduce Install a fresh Laravel 11.x application. Install Livewire v3.x. Set up basic authentication in Laravel using the web guard. I'm using the file session driver. I've verified that the auth:web middleware is applied correctly to my web routes. I can successfully log in and obtain an access token using Passport in my API. I'm able to retrieve user information in my API routes using Auth::user(). Create a Livewire component and attempt to retrieve the authenticated user in the mount() method using Auth::guard('web')->user(): public function mount() { $this->user = Auth::guard('web')->user(); }

Protect routes with the auth middleware to ensure the session is authenticated: Route::middleware('auth')->get('/dashboard', \App\Http\Livewire\Dashboard::class);

Attempt to retrieve Auth::user() within the Livewire component, but it consistently returns null.

Expected Behavior: I expect to be able to retrieve the authenticated user information using Auth::user() in both my API and web routes.

Actual Behavior: Auth::user() is returning null in my web routes.

Additional information SessionGuard is correctly initialized, but Auth::user() is returning null in Livewire components, even though the session-based authentication works perfectly in regular web routes. Middleware such as Authenticate is correctly set up in the web middleware group. I have verified that sessions are being managed correctly, and there is no issue with session persistence in regular web routes. Tried clearing cache (php artisan config:clear, cache:clear, etc.), adjusting session configuration (session.php), and testing on different browsers, but the issue persists. Session Driver is set to file in config/session.php, and cookies are correctly configured. Routes protected by the auth middleware work fine, but Livewire components do not have access to the authenticated user.