What are persistent cookies? What are persistent cookies used for?
A persistent cookie is no different from other cookies. What is different is that it is used to identify users. With identification, it enables a website to remember you on subsequent visits, speeding up or enhancing your experience of services or functions offered. For example, [...]
This is a Rails gem that I wrote, or rather extracted from the codebase from hushyhushy.com. OK, what is PersistentCookie Authentication Generator?
This gem is a code generator. This generator creates an authentication system with persistent cookie management.
Feature include
a model which uses SHA1 encryption and salted hashes for passwords
a controller with signup, login, welcome and logoff [...]