On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Linus Pettersson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > I watched this video the other day: http://vimeo.com/39498553 > where they argue that it may be a better idea to roll your own > authentication solution using has_secure_password instead of using, for > instance, Devise. > > I started a new project using Rails 4 today and need authentication. I'm > thinking about creating my own using has_secure_password for learning > purposes and also to make it more customizable (not sure what I actually > need yet). > > Anyway, what are your thoughts on this subject? Do you usually use gems like > Devise or just use your own solutions?
Authentication and authorization are often vital functions; rolling my own would be interesting as an exercise, but I would rather rely on something that has seen thousands of uses across as many projects and eyes. Implementing my own, I also have to create all the tests, and the chance of me forgetting something in that case are great. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
