From: Jason James <jasonjames15@...>
Date: 2009-02-22T06:17:26+09:00
Subject: Re: Hashed_Pasword?

Jason James wrote:
> Tim Hunter wrote:
>> Jason James wrote:
>>> Error message from the web server:
>>> undefined local variable or method `hashed_password' for #<User id: nil,
>>> login: "", email: "", hashed_passwd: nil>
>>> 
>>> I am stuck!
>> 
>> Is the variable named hashed_password or hashed_passwd?
> 
> Here is the entire section of code :
> def self.authenticate(login, password)
>     user = find_by_login(login)
>     return user if user && user.authenticated?(password)
>   end
> 
>   def authenticated?(password)
>     hashed_password == encrypt(password)
>   end
> 
>   protected
>    def encrypt_new_password
>      return if password.blank?
>      self.hashed_password = encrypt(password)
>    end
> 
>    def password_required?
>      hashed_password.blank? || !password.blank?
>    end
> 
>    def encrypt(string)
>      Digest::SHA1.hexdigest(string)
>    end

The web server is calling out line 47 which is hashed_password.blank? || 
!password.blank?

I think the hashed_password.blank?  is my problem but I do not know why.

 the variable is hashed_password.
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