module Authlogic
module Session
# This module is responsible for authenticating the user via params, which ultimately allows the user to log in using a URL like the following:
#
# https://www.domain.com?user_credentials=4LiXF7FiGUppIPubBPey
#
# Notice the token in the URL, this is a single access token. A single access token is used for single access only, it is not persisted. Meaning the user
# provides it, Authlogic grants them access, and that's it. If they want access again they need to provide the token again. Authlogic will
# *NEVER* try to persist the session after authenticating through this method.
#
# For added security, this token is *ONLY* allowed for RSS and ATOM requests. You can change this with the configuration. You can also define if
# it is allowed dynamically by defining a single_access_allowed? method in your controller. For example:
#
# class UsersController < ApplicationController
# private
# def single_access_allowed?
# action_name == "index"
# end
#
# Also, by default, this token is permanent. Meaning if the user changes their password, this token will remain the same. It will only change
# when it is explicitly reset.
#
# You can modify all of this behavior with the Config sub module.
module Params
def self.included(klass)
klass.class_eval do
extend Config
include InstanceMethods
attr_accessor :single_access
persist :persist_by_params
end
end
# Configuration for the params / single access feature.
module Config
# Works exactly like cookie_key, but for params. So a user can login via params just like a cookie or a session. Your URL would look like:
#
# http://www.domain.com?user_credentials=my_single_access_key
#
# You can change the "user_credentials" key above with this configuration option. Keep in mind, just like cookie_key, if you supply an id
# the id will be appended to the front. Check out cookie_key for more details. Also checkout the "Single Access / Private Feeds Access" section in the README.
#
# * Default: cookie_key
# * Accepts: String
def params_key(value = nil)
config(:params_key, value, cookie_key)
end
alias_method :params_key=, :params_key
# Authentication is allowed via a single access token, but maybe this is something you don't want for your application as a whole. Maybe this is something you only want for specific request types.
# Specify a list of allowed request types and single access authentication will only be allowed for the ones you specify.
#
# * Default: ["application/rss+xml", "application/atom+xml"]
# * Accepts: String of a request type, or :all or :any to allow single access authentication for any and all request types
def single_access_allowed_request_types(value = nil)
config(:single_access_allowed_request_types, value, ["application/rss+xml", "application/atom+xml"])
end
alias_method :single_access_allowed_request_types=, :single_access_allowed_request_types
end
# The methods available for an Authlogic::Session::Base object that make up the params / single access feature.
module InstanceMethods
private
def persist_by_params
return false if !params_enabled?
self.unauthorized_record = search_for_record("find_by_single_access_token", params_credentials)
self.single_access = valid?
end
def params_enabled?
return false if !params_credentials || !klass.column_names.include?("single_access_token")
return controller.single_access_allowed? if controller.responds_to_single_access_allowed?
case single_access_allowed_request_types
when Array
single_access_allowed_request_types.include?(controller.request_content_type) || single_access_allowed_request_types.include?(:all)
else
[:all, :any].include?(single_access_allowed_request_types)
end
end
def params_key
build_key(self.class.params_key)
end
def single_access?
single_access == true
end
def single_access_allowed_request_types
self.class.single_access_allowed_request_types
end
def params_credentials
controller.params[params_key]
end
end
end
end
end