I'd like to see attr_protected stick around. There are times I'm working with 
models and I don't want to communicate the15 fields that can be written to but 
rather the two fields that can't. 

Best. 
Mike

On Jul 10, 2012, at 1:45 AM, Ryan Bigg <[email protected]> wrote:

> For the record: I don't mention attr_protected at all in Rails 3 in Action 
> either.
> 
> +1 to removing attr_protected.
> On Tuesday, 10 July 2012 at 11:57 AM, Peter Brown wrote:
> 
>> Just a guy with an opinion weighing in... I would love to see attr_protected 
>> removed. The official Rails Guide on security calls attr_accessible "A much 
>> better way", and I don't think Michael Hartl's popular Ruby on Rails 
>> Tutorial even mentions attr_protected. I think it gives people a false sense 
>> of security, especially in a large application where it's easy to forget to 
>> update it when new fields are added.
>> 
>> - Pete
>> 
>> On Monday, July 9, 2012 9:38:12 PM UTC-4, Prem Sichanugrist wrote:
>>> 
>>> I personally think we should deprecate attr_protected, and go with 
>>> whitelisting only (attr_accessible + strong_parameters) route. I think 
>>> it make more sense from the security standpoint, and all the exploit 
>>> we have seen. 
>>> 
>>> Core teams, wdyt? 
>>> 
>>> - Prem 
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