README.textile in sudo_attributes-0.5.1 vs README.textile in sudo_attributes-0.5.2

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@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@ h1. sudo_attributes Adds 'sudo' methods to active record classes, allowing you to easily override protected attributes. +h2. Requirements + +*Rails:* Any version of Rails 2.3.x or Rails 3.x. (Older versions of Rails may work, but have not been tested) + +h2. Installation + +The gem is hosted at "rubygems.org":https://rubygems.org/gems/sudo_attributes and can be installed with: @gem install sudo_attributes@ + h2. The Problem ActiveRecord (ActiveModel in Rails 3) provides a convenient way to make your application more secure by using "protected" attributes. Protected attributes are assigned using either @attr_protected@ or @attr_accessible@. This adds security by preventing mass assignment of attributes when doing things like @user.update_attributes(params[:user])@. The issue is that it can be tedious to always manually assign protected attributes in an administrative area of your application. You may find yourself doing things like: <pre>