Posts tagged 'rails'

How to securely implement OAuth in Ruby on Rails

In this tutorial, we will walk through setting up a basic Ruby on Rails app to securely authenticate with an OAuth2 server using the authorization code grant.

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Securing a Ruby on Rails API with JWTs

Ruby on Rails is a modern web framework, but also a great way to build an API. The ability to quickly jam out your business logic, the ease of creating and modifying data models, and the built-in testing support all combine to make creating a JSON API in Rails a no brainer. Add in a sleek admin interface using something like RailsAdmin and you can build and manage APIs easily.

But you don’t typically want just anyone to consume your API. You want to ensure the right people and applications are doing so. In this tutorial, we’re going to build an API in Ruby on Rails 6, and secure it using JSON Web Tokens (JWTs).

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