method

authenticate

Ruby on Rails latest stable (v7.1.3.2) - 0 notes - Class: InstanceMethodsOnActivation

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Method deprecated or moved

This method is deprecated or moved on the latest stable version. The last existing version (v5.2.3) is shown here.

These similar methods exist in v7.1.3.2:

authenticate(unencrypted_password) public

Returns self if the password is correct, otherwise false.

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_secure_password validations: false
end

user = User.new(name: 'david', password: 'mUc3m00RsqyRe')
user.save
user.authenticate('notright')      # => false
user.authenticate('mUc3m00RsqyRe') # => user

Show source

# File activemodel/lib/active_model/secure_password.rb, line 96
      def authenticate(unencrypted_password)
        BCrypt::Password.new(password_digest).is_password?(unencrypted_password) && self
      end

authenticate

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Method deprecated or moved