method

authentication_request

v3.1.0 - Show latest stable - Class: ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Token

authentication_request(controller, realm)

public

Sets a WWW-Authenticate to let the client know a token is desired.

controller - ActionController::Base instance for the outgoing response. realm - String realm to use in the header.

Returns nothing.

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb, line 457
      def authentication_request(controller, realm)
        controller.headers["WWW-Authenticate"] = %(Token realm="#{realm.gsub(/"/, "")}")
        controller.__send__ :render, :text => "HTTP Token: Access denied.\n", :status => :unauthorized
      end

authentication_request

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