Rack::Private

Private Rack middleware purpose is to protect your Rack application from anonymous via a secret code form.

Installation

gem install rack-private

require 'rack-private'
use Rack::Private :code => 'secret'

You can also define multiple codes.

use Rack::Private :codes => ['secret', 'super-secret']

And provide your own template.

use Rack::Private :code => 'secret', :template_path => Rails.root.join("app/templates/private.html")

You can specify exceptions, using strings or regular expressions

use Rack::Private :code => 'secret', :except => ["public"]

This will allow access to any URL containing 'public'. If you want more control, use a regular expression:

use Rack::Private :code => 'secret', :except => [/public$/]

This will only allow access to URLs that end in 'public'. You can use any expressions you want.

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