Deprecated class. This class is not used and will be removed soon.

Methods
Attributes
[RW] password Virtual attribute for the unencrypted password
Public Class methods
authenticate(login, password)

Authenticates a user by their login name and unencrypted password. Returns the user or nil.

    # File app/models/user.rb, line 20
20:   def self.authenticate(login, password)
21:     u = find_by_login(login) # need to get the salt
22:     u && u.authenticated?(password) ? u : nil
23:   end
encrypt(password, salt)

Encrypts some data with the salt.

    # File app/models/user.rb, line 26
26:   def self.encrypt(password, salt)
27:     pepper = '66ee62b3951b7f2c9494d9c3787ae765a2f9fe4214b0fef5b214010c3441b738'
28:     Digest::SHA256.hexdigest("--#{salt}--#{password}--#{pepper}--")
29:   end
Public Instance methods
authenticated?(password)
    # File app/models/user.rb, line 36
36:   def authenticated?(password)
37:     crypted_password == encrypt(password)
38:   end
encrypt(password)

Encrypts the password with the user salt

    # File app/models/user.rb, line 32
32:   def encrypt(password)
33:     self.class.encrypt(password, salt)
34:   end
Protected Instance methods
encrypt_password()

before filter

    # File app/models/user.rb, line 42
42:     def encrypt_password
43:       return if password.blank?
44:       self.salt = Digest::SHA256.hexdigest("--#{Time.now.to_s}--#{login}--") if new_record?
45:       self.crypted_password = encrypt(password)
46:     end
password_required?()
    # File app/models/user.rb, line 48
48:     def password_required?
49:       crypted_password.blank? || !password.blank?
50:     end