From: James Britt <james.britt@...>
Date: 2008-08-28T07:01:29+09:00
Subject: Re: encrypting password on form submit?

Amanda .. wrote:

> 
> Maybe this will clarify:
> 

> 
> What I need is a way to stop the password text_field from sending the 
> text directly to the database, then alter the text, and finally store it 
> in the database.  In the "Agile Web Development With Rails" book, they 
> give an example of encryption, but I'm not sure how to use that with my 
> form.
> 
> I haven't even been web developing for 4 months, so I definitely don't 
> know all that I should, and I haven't had much success in searching 
> google or this rails development book for help with intercepting the 
> form's information before it gets sent to the database.

If you are building a Rails app you would do better to ask your 
questions on the Rails mailing list.

It should be listed at rubyonrails.org

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