Module Merb::AuthenticationMixin
In: lib/merb-core/controller/mixins/authentication.rb

Methods

Public Instance methods

Attempts to authenticate the user via HTTP Basic authentication. Takes a block with the username and password, if the block yields false the authentication is not accepted and :halt is thrown.

If no block is passed, basic_authentication, the request and authenticate methods can be chained. These can be used to independently request authentication or confirm it, if more control is desired.

Parameters

realm<~to_s>:The realm to authenticate against. Defaults to ‘Application’.
&authenticator:A block to check if the authentication is valid.

Examples

    class Application < Merb::Controller

      before :authenticate

      protected

      def authenticate
        basic_authentication("My App") do |username, password|
          password == "secret"
        end
      end

    end

    class Application < Merb::Controller

      before :authenticate

      def authenticate
        user = basic_authentication.authenticate do |username, password|
          User.authenticate(username, password)
        end

        if user
          @current_user = user
        else
          basic_authentication.request
        end
      end

    end

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