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authentication_request

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authentication_request(controller, realm, message = nil) public

Sets a WWW-Authenticate header 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.

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# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb, line 513
      def authentication_request(controller, realm, message = nil)
        message ||= "HTTP Token: Access denied.\n"
        controller.headers["WWW-Authenticate"] = %(Token realm="#{realm.tr('"', "")}")
        controller.__send__ :render, plain: message, status: :unauthorized
      end

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