how would I go about resetting the password for the user to then go ahead and change to something more memorable?
Is there a tutorial about this, or can you explain how this is achieved? Kind Regards On 9 Feb, 15:06, Curtis Cooley <[email protected]> wrote: > If you are using a one way hash, like 'digest/sha1', then you will not > be able to decrypt the password. You can only reset it to something > the system knows then send that password to them. > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 6:54 AM, RubyonRails_newbie > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > When I amended my registration page, I included the digest to encrypt > > the password in the database. > > > If someone forgets their password, how do I get this mailed back to > > the user? > > > The action is as follows: > > > def remind > > > �...@title = "Remind Me!" > > > if param_posted?(:user) > > > email = params[:user][:email] > > > user = User.find_by_email(email) > > > If user > > > UserMailer.deliver_reminder(@user) > > > flash[:notice] = "Reminder sent." > > > redirect_to :action => "index", :controller => "site" > > > else > > > flash[:notice] = "There is no user with that email > > address." > > > end > > > end > > > end > > > This then calls the reminder part of UserMailer.deliver and sends the > > user their username and password. > > > This template shows… Hello, You have just requested your login > > details. Please see below: > > > Username: <%= @user.username % > > > Password: <%= @user.password %> > > > Thing is, with the password, as-is, it just prints the encrypted > > string, so is no use to a user. > > > AT the moment I only mail out the username, as the password at the > > moment isn’t helpful. > > > Is there a way to decrypt for the purposes of reminding someone? > > > Many Thanks... :-) > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- > Curtis Cooley > [email protected] > home:http://curtiscooley.com > blog:http://ponderingobjectorienteddesign.blogspot.com > =============== > Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if > you must be without one, be without the strategy. > -- H. Norman Schwarzkopf- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
