Build a Secure API with Rails 8 - Part-3: Auth Controllers
The article discusses the implementation of authentication controllers in a Rails 8 API. It covers the addition of various security measures such as rate limiting, CORS configuration, and CSRF protection. The author emphasizes the importance of integrating these features cohesively to ensure a secure API environment.
- ▪The article is part 3 of a series focused on building a secure API with Rails 8.
- ▪It introduces authentication controllers for user registration, login, logout, and token refresh.
- ▪Security features like rate limiting, encrypted database fields, and structured logging are also implemented.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 284980) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Renzo Diaz Posted on May 25 Build a Secure API with Rails 8 - Part-3: Auth Controllers #rails #ruby #api #owasp Hey folks 👋 Welcome back. In Part 2 we laid the foundation: a Rails 8 API with a User model, password hashing through Devise, OAuth2 password grant via Doorkeeper, JWT access tokens, refresh tokens, and HttpOnly cookie storage. Solid base, but no actual endpoints yet. Today we fix that.
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