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Answer by Rakkhi for Should I restrict access to the username and passwords...

Can I be flippant and risk down votes by saying don't? Best way to avoid your usernames and passwords getting hacked. Don't store them in the first place.Use a federated authentication like Facebook...

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Answer by diagprov for Should I restrict access to the username and passwords...

From a security standpoint, the threat is what happens when the underlying storage is exposed in any way, not just a sql injected select * from users; statement. Do you trust your administrators? Even...

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Answer by ardavis for Should I restrict access to the username and passwords...

Check out Devise. It greatly assists with managing users.Also Railscast from Ryan Bates:Introducing DeviseCustomizing Devise

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Should I restrict access to the username and passwords in a web app?

I'm starting to write my first serious web application and am thinking about how to store username and password information. There are plenty of articles detailing how storing plain text passwords is a...

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