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How to create a separate Devise authentication for certain areas?
My app has a controller whose actions need to be cut off from authenticated users behind a special password.
One way to imagine it: regular users go about their business. Once in a while, an admin needs to enter his/her password to let the regular users access an area.
I have Devise authentication set up the normal way in my app, so all my users are authenticated.
How can I now set up a separate password so all calls to a controller result in a request for a special separate password?
ruby-on-rails devise ruby-on-rails-5
asked Nov 22 '18 at 2:00
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My app has a controller whose actions need to be cut off from authenticated users behind a special password.
One way to imagine it: regular users go about their business. Once in a while, an admin needs to enter his/her password to let the regular users access an area.
I have Devise authentication set up the normal way in my app, so all my users are authenticated.
How can I now set up a separate password so all calls to a controller result in a request for a special separate password?
ruby-on-rails devise ruby-on-rails-5
asked Nov 22 '18 at 2:00
sscirrussscirrus
27.7k40114206
Hi, I'm curious to know if my solution has worked for you.
– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 29 '18 at 3:33
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My app has a controller whose actions need to be cut off from authenticated users behind a special password.
One way to imagine it: regular users go about their business. Once in a while, an admin needs to enter his/her password to let the regular users access an area.
I have Devise authentication set up the normal way in my app, so all my users are authenticated.
How can I now set up a separate password so all calls to a controller result in a request for a special separate password?
ruby-on-rails devise ruby-on-rails-5
asked Nov 22 '18 at 2:00
sscirrussscirrus
27.7k40114206
My app has a controller whose actions need to be cut off from authenticated users behind a special password.
One way to imagine it: regular users go about their business. Once in a while, an admin needs to enter his/her password to let the regular users access an area.
I have Devise authentication set up the normal way in my app, so all my users are authenticated.
How can I now set up a separate password so all calls to a controller result in a request for a special separate password?
ruby-on-rails devise ruby-on-rails-5
ruby-on-rails devise ruby-on-rails-5
asked Nov 22 '18 at 2:00
sscirrussscirrus
27.7k40114206
asked Nov 22 '18 at 2:00
sscirrussscirrus
27.7k40114206
asked Nov 22 '18 at 2:00
sscirrussscirrus
27.7k40114206
asked Nov 22 '18 at 2:00
sscirrussscirrus
27.7k40114206
asked Nov 22 '18 at 2:00
sscirrussscirrus
27.7k40114206
27.7k40114206
Hi, I'm curious to know if my solution has worked for you.
– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 29 '18 at 3:33
add a comment |
Hi, I'm curious to know if my solution has worked for you.
– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 29 '18 at 3:33
Hi, I'm curious to know if my solution has worked for you.
– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 29 '18 at 3:33
Hi, I'm curious to know if my solution has worked for you.
– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 29 '18 at 3:33
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One way to do it is introducing a simple authentication from scratch on top of Devise's authentication
using thebcryptlibrary .
You will need a new field in your users table to store the special password digest. So, create a new migration file and the below code to it:
def change
add_column :users, :special_password, :digest
end
Add Bcrypt gem to your Gemfile:
gem 'bcrypt', '~> 3.1', '>= 3.1.12'
To your user model add the below line:
has_secure_special_password
Now in your special password authentication controller, use the below code to authenticate current_user with the special_password
if current_user.authenticate(params[:user][:special_password])
session[:special_user_id] = current_user.id
end
Now in whichever controller actions you want to authenticate the user with the special password, Create a before_action filter and try to find the user by session[:special_user_id] and if user not found you may ask them to enter the special_password
answered Nov 22 '18 at 3:23
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One way to do it is introducing a simple authentication from scratch on top of Devise's authentication
using thebcryptlibrary .
You will need a new field in your users table to store the special password digest. So, create a new migration file and the below code to it:
def change
add_column :users, :special_password, :digest
end
Add Bcrypt gem to your Gemfile:
gem 'bcrypt', '~> 3.1', '>= 3.1.12'
To your user model add the below line:
has_secure_special_password
Now in your special password authentication controller, use the below code to authenticate current_user with the special_password
if current_user.authenticate(params[:user][:special_password])
session[:special_user_id] = current_user.id
end
Now in whichever controller actions you want to authenticate the user with the special password, Create a before_action filter and try to find the user by session[:special_user_id] and if user not found you may ask them to enter the special_password
answered Nov 22 '18 at 3:23
Abhilash ReddyAbhilash Reddy
1,1401618
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One way to do it is introducing a simple authentication from scratch on top of Devise's authentication
using thebcryptlibrary .
You will need a new field in your users table to store the special password digest. So, create a new migration file and the below code to it:
def change
add_column :users, :special_password, :digest
end
Add Bcrypt gem to your Gemfile:
gem 'bcrypt', '~> 3.1', '>= 3.1.12'
To your user model add the below line:
has_secure_special_password
Now in your special password authentication controller, use the below code to authenticate current_user with the special_password
if current_user.authenticate(params[:user][:special_password])
session[:special_user_id] = current_user.id
end
Now in whichever controller actions you want to authenticate the user with the special password, Create a before_action filter and try to find the user by session[:special_user_id] and if user not found you may ask them to enter the special_password
answered Nov 22 '18 at 3:23
Abhilash ReddyAbhilash Reddy
1,1401618
add a comment |
One way to do it is introducing a simple authentication from scratch on top of Devise's authentication
using thebcryptlibrary .
You will need a new field in your users table to store the special password digest. So, create a new migration file and the below code to it:
def change
add_column :users, :special_password, :digest
end
Add Bcrypt gem to your Gemfile:
gem 'bcrypt', '~> 3.1', '>= 3.1.12'
To your user model add the below line:
has_secure_special_password
Now in your special password authentication controller, use the below code to authenticate current_user with the special_password
if current_user.authenticate(params[:user][:special_password])
session[:special_user_id] = current_user.id
end
Now in whichever controller actions you want to authenticate the user with the special password, Create a before_action filter and try to find the user by session[:special_user_id] and if user not found you may ask them to enter the special_password
answered Nov 22 '18 at 3:23
Abhilash ReddyAbhilash Reddy
1,1401618
One way to do it is introducing a simple authentication from scratch on top of Devise's authentication
using thebcryptlibrary .
You will need a new field in your users table to store the special password digest. So, create a new migration file and the below code to it:
def change
add_column :users, :special_password, :digest
end
Add Bcrypt gem to your Gemfile:
gem 'bcrypt', '~> 3.1', '>= 3.1.12'
To your user model add the below line:
has_secure_special_password
Now in your special password authentication controller, use the below code to authenticate current_user with the special_password
if current_user.authenticate(params[:user][:special_password])
session[:special_user_id] = current_user.id
end
Now in whichever controller actions you want to authenticate the user with the special password, Create a before_action filter and try to find the user by session[:special_user_id] and if user not found you may ask them to enter the special_password
answered Nov 22 '18 at 3:23
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Hi, I'm curious to know if my solution has worked for you.
– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 29 '18 at 3:33