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Secure User Passwords

#349 May 15, 2022 pro

We have a look at integrating the HaveIBeenPwned service with Devise so that our users will some awareness of their password being potentially compromised.

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Authentication with Sorcery

#321 Oct 31, 2021 pro

Sorcery is a stripped-down, bare-bones authentication library, with which you can write your own authentication flow. In this episode we look at creating the controllers and views for a simple authentication solution.

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Reset Password from Scratch

#316 Sep 26, 2021 pro

Continuing from Episode 300, we look at creating a password reset feature. We explore some of the security concerns around this feature and some mitigating options.

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Hardware Security Keys

#302 Jun 27, 2021 pro

Using a hardware security key for multi-factor authentication is a great way to protect user accounts. In this episode, we look at implementing security keys into our Ruby on Rails applications with Devise user accounts.

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Managing User Session Devices

#301 Jun 20, 2021 pro

In this episode, we look to add on some features to Device with tracking devices that a user has authenticated with and then remote deleting sessions.

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Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)

#254 Aug 9, 2020 pro

Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) is a mechanism that uses additional HTTP headers to tell browsers to give a web application running at one origin, access to selected resources from a different origin.

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Dynamic Role Management

#247 Jun 21, 2020 pro

Create dynamic roles that can be assigned to users. Based on the assigned role, the user will be able to perform or view various parts of the application.

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Policy Manager with GDPR Rails

#164 Dec 16, 2018 pro

Using the gdpr_rails gem, we look at adding a policy manager to require users to accept age, terms, and privacy policies before signing up for an account.

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Friend Requests From Scratch

#155 Oct 14, 2018 pro

Part I - In this episode, we create our authentication for users, default view for authenticated users, friendship model, associations and scopes for our social media application.

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Safely Running Shell Commands

#151 Sep 16, 2018 pro

We may come across a need to run shell commands and Ruby has some built in methods which appear safe, but can introduce major security risks.

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