Add Authentication
Feb 2, 2021
Add Authentication
Published: Feb 2nd, 2021
This is part of Joyful Rails, a list of recommendations to make developing your Rails app more productive and joyful.
In this article, we are talking about adding authentication.
When
Authentication is the process of identifying who your user is. You should add it as soon as your app needs to know who its users are.
How
Use Devise.
Gotchas
Authentication is separate from authorization. We’ll talk about authorization in a separate article.