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Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

JoeAnne11 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:40:09 -0000

This page looks like something I remember when I learned visual basics a few years ago but now sadly I don't remember nothing from what I've read above. Maybe this is the reason I applied to Dallas security company. Cause it have nothing to do with this kind of things.

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

kunalan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:31:08 -0000

Great work. I love this Screen Cast. Thank you Soooooo Much.

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

Rachel — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:41:51 -0000

Reinstalling the action_mailer_tls plugin did the trick - thanks!

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

kmorrison — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:18:12 -0000

You can get it from github -- did you restart your server after installing the plugin?

The error message indicates that you weren't able to establish an SSL connection with gmail.

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

Rachel — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:32:45 -0000

I'm having a similar issue: 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first. k44sm41710024rnd.1

C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:576:in `auth_plain'
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:570:in `__send__'
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:570:in `authenticate'
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:410:in `do_start'
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:377:in `start'
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:315:in `start'
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.1.1/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:628:in `perform_delivery_smtp'
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.1.1/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:508:in `__send__'
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.1.1/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:508:in `deliver!'
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.1.1/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:383:in `method_missing'
app/models/user_observer.rb:3:in `after_create'
app/controllers/users_controller.rb:18:in `create'

Code from my environment.rb file:
Rails::Initializer.run do |config|
config.active_record.observers = :user_observer
config.gem 'rubyist-aasm', :lib => 'aasm', :source => 'http://gems.github.com'
config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = {
:address => 'smtp.gmail.com',
:port => 587,
:authentication => :plain,
:user_name => 'myemail',
:password => 'mypassword',
:tls => 'true',
:domain => 'gmail.com'
}

I've tried to reinstall action_mailer_tls but it looks like the website isn't up -- is there another place to get it?

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

katemuse — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:13:48 -0000

I fixed the problem. thanks

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

katemuse — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:37:43 -0000

One thing I should mention is that i hadn't tested user.new for a while, and may not have anything to do with the db switch except for the fact that I lost my user data from the old db.

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

katemuse — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:36:10 -0000

I love this screencast and instruction sheet. It's so clear and easy to use, and it worked for me until I changed database types. I had started my project using mysql so that I could make an easy chart of my models using dbvisualizer. I had been happily rolling along until today when I finally switched to sqlite3. Suddenly the authentication system is broken, and user.new silently fails. Any thoughts? Thanks.

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

Ana — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:51:54 -0000

Hey, I solved my problem by adding a couple of options to config.action_mailer.smtp_settings:

:tls => 'true',
:domain => 'gmail.com',

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

xertroyt — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:40:05 -0000

I will try it on Windows tomorrow.

I sent you an e-mail earlier -- check again for another msg.

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

Ana — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:40:55 -0000

Drat. Good to know that the code works but I begin to fear it is a windows issue!
Here's the output (I added require 'rubygems' at the start):

$ ruby mytestmail.rb
From: viewsnortheast@gmail.com
To: viewsnortheast@gmail.com
Subject: this is a test message
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

this is the body
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:680:in `check_response': 501 Syntax error in parameters or arguments (Net::SMTPSyntaxEr
ror)
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:653:in `getok'
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:623:in `helo'
from ./vendor\plugins\action_mailer_tls\lib\smtp_tls.rb:42:in `do_helo'
from ./vendor\plugins\action_mailer_tls\lib\smtp_tls.rb:15:in `do_start'
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:378:in `start'
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:316:in `start'
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.1.1/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:628:in `perform_delivery_smtp'
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.1.1/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:508:in `__send__'
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.1.1/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:508:in `deliver!'
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.1.1/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:383:in `method_missing'
from mytestmail.rb:32

For using string as the body, I found this tutorial: http://rubybook.ca/2008/07/13/gmail/

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

xertroyt — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:24:19 -0000

Works perfectly for me. On my system, I did have to require 'rubygems' at the start, and I changed backwards slashes to forwards to get the smtp_tls.rb require to work.

Could you paste in the exception trace for the sample program?

Incidentally, you are showing something that works but that I couldn't find in the documentation: Where did you read that you should sent a String to body? Docs always use a Hash and a template.

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

Ana — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:53:55 -0000

Hi John, I followed all the steps in the screencast including installing tls and setting the gmail settings. I've got a stripped down test prog below that still has the same issue. I'm on windows xp if that makes a difference.

require 'action_mailer'
require 'vendor\plugins\action_mailer_tls\lib\smtp_tls'
class MyMailer < ActionMailer::Base
def message()
from 'viewsnortheast@gmail.com'
recipients 'viewsnortheast@gmail.com'
subject 'this is a test message'
body 'this is the body'
end
end
ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :smtp
ActionMailer::Base.smtp_settings = {
:address => 'smtp.gmail.com',
:port => 587,
:authentication => :plain,
:user_name => MYEMAIL,
:password => MYPASSWORD
}
puts MyMailer.create_message()
MyMailer.deliver_message()

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

xertroyt — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:50:39 -0000

P.S. Looking at your settings: It "smells" like you're using a server that does not support TLS. So that would be the wrong port. Are you going after GMail?

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

xertroyt — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:45:03 -0000

Ana: For restful auth, you need to have your SMTP settings all right. You can change them "globally" by putting them in config/environment.rb, or for a particular environment (development, production, etc.) by putting them in the environment-specific file in config/environments/ -- e.g., config/environments/development.rb. Have you done so? For GMail, those settings look like this:

config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = {
:address => 'smtp.gmail.com',
:port => 587,
:authentication => :plain,
:user_name => 'GMAILUSERNAME',
:password => 'GMAILPASSWORD'
}

Additonally, for GMail, you need to support TLS security. To do this, you want to use the right plugin:

script/plugin install http://code.openrain.com/rails/action_mailer_tls/

If you are NOT using GMail, note that the standard (non-secured) port for SMTP is: 25. I.e., instead of 587 above. Also, if you're using regular SMTP (not GMail), look again in AWDR.

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

Ana — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:13:58 -0000

Hi all, I'm trying to get this working and running into a Net::SMTPSyntaxError whenever I try to create a new user. I'm still trying to get to the bottom of this but if anyone has any insight I'd appreciate it! Here's the error:

Net::SMTPSyntaxError in UsersController#create

501 Syntax error in parameters or arguments

RAILS_ROOT: c:/development/class-ruby/sandbox/test-rest-auth
Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace

c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:680:in `check_response'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:653:in `getok'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:623:in `helo'
vendor/plugins/action_mailer_tls/lib/smtp_tls.rb:42:in `do_helo'
vendor/plugins/action_mailer_tls/lib/smtp_tls.rb:15:in `do_start'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:378:in `start'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:316:in `start'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.1.1/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:628:in `perform_delivery_smtp'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.1.1/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:508:in `__send__'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.1.1/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:508:in `deliver!'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-2.1.1/lib/action_mailer/base.rb:383:in `method_missing'
app/models/user_observer.rb:3:in `after_create'
app/controllers/users_controller.rb:18:in `create'

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

philadelphia — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:51:12 -0000

This is the one that I used: http://www.avnetlabs.com/rails/restful-authenti...

I had looked at a few and they each were dated and broken.

I'm looking forward to seeing the next screencast... hoping you could show how to best use the authentication with RESTful clients. In my case, I'm looking to implement "basic authentication" from a service running on a PC. It needs to login and report usage information. I'm using Net::HTTP::Post, and I have it working, but probably could be improved to be more 'Best Practices' like.

Mike

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

xertroyt — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:47:19 -0000

Glad you like it. Most of the other screencasts out there regarding restful_authentication are broken for various reasons.

Coming: Another screencast that shows how to get at your RESTful services with authentication -- and how to refactor a bit of your app into RESTful form.

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

philadelphia — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:34:02 -0000

Very nice! I had been fooling around with this same plugin for possible use in the final project. It works really nicely. Thanks for putting together the screencasts. It cleared up some lingering questions I had.

Mike

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

xertroyt — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:43:59 -0000

A few points:

1. restful_auth gets you more than just the ability to login: It provides for securing your REST data so that unathorized users can't use your service. Open id alone would not get you that.

2. All open id is about is having your credentials clearing happen on another server. By this means, you enter an open id into a site that supports it, and then the check for your credentials jumps to your open id provider. If you check out, then it jumps back to your app. So, in a lot of ways, open id is a whole different thing. Since maybe users don't have open id's, it is a terrible idea to support only open id.

3. You can blend in open id to restful_authentication. I believe there is a screen on this at railscasts.com -- i hcw no idea if the procedure outlined there would work with what I've described in my screencast.

4. There *is* a lot of magic implementing restful_auth. That is why I provide the screencast. It's hard. On the other hand, authentication is also hard (actually really hard to get right -- cookie handling is just the tip of the iceberg).

5. I actually think the restful_authentication plugin is pretty awful. Please don't quite me. There are things coming along that will be better.

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

student1 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:05:23 -0000

Though this worked for me, I am not sure that I could make this work, without following the instructions step by step. There's a lot of configuration, installation, version-matching going on that I am not familiar with at all. There's still a lot of magic. I am wondering if the OPEN ID, which was part of the final project is as complicated.
I am not sure what the relationship between OPEN ID and the restful authentication.
If it is that complicated, I probably would not choose this feature in the final project.

By the way, since I can reuse the same email address when testing, is it safe just to go into the database and
change the email address of existing user, and hence, when I retry creating a different user, I can reuse my email address.

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

xertroyt — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:54:33 -0000

As you can see above, I point out that you can download the ZIP of the plugin. You do not need git!

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

anne — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:47:05 -0000

Found this info: More recent versions of restful_authentication have moved to a different location, git://github.com/technoweenie/restful-authentication.git. Using that version, which has changed slightly will require you to install Git on your computer. For more on Git, see http://git.or.cz/

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

xertroyt — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:35:16 -0000

The main reason I did the screencast was to make sure that you have a combination of versions of these components that are known to work. I think you mentioned that you are using Rails 2.2? I think Rails 2.2 adds support for TLS, which means that you wouldn't need that extra plugin for that.

But, really, all bets are off unless you use the versions above. To do it with Rails 2.2 should be pretty easy, but I think a stumbling block would be researching whether or not you need a plugin for special TLS handling. Also, either way (Rails 2.2 TLS or using a special plugin) it is essential that you use the right port in your mail config settings as given in the screencast).

Re: Screencast - RestfulAuthentication - 1

anne — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:52:28 -0000

I started over with the zip download/renaming method and
script/generate authenticated User Session --aasm
worked.
So the other download I had used may indeed not be a recent enough version.