Forum: Ruby on Rails Devise Admin View password

Hi Everyone

i am using devise for authentication for my app.
Is there any way, Admin user can view other users password as normal 
string.

Without storing there password as string in database?
Please advise.

Hi,

With Devise vanilla config it's not possible. You should look to custom
encryptor
(https://github.com/plataformatec/devise/wiki/How-T...)
with reversible encryption. But you should really don't
do that, it's a security breach and client private life violation. As a
sysadmin for many years now I've never seen a good reason to keep
password readable.

Le 07/01/2013 07:39, Saravanan P a crit :

Ok  thanks Jrmie Horhant :)


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On 7 January 2013 06:39, Saravanan P <saravanan.p@shriramits.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone
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> i am using devise for authentication for my app.
> Is there any way, Admin user can view other users password as normal string.

Why would you want to do that?

Colin

In my case, Admin user can create many different sub-users. And he can 
view
their password too.. :(



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On 7 January 2013 07:59, Saravanan P <saravanan.p@shriramits.com> wrote:
> In my case, Admin user can create many different sub-users. And he can view
> their password too.. :(

That does not explain /why/ he needs to be able to view the passwords.

Colin

As a admin he can create many sub user and he will email user detail to 
the
person who going to use that with application.


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Here it is, the huge security hole... Mails are sent in clear text and
virtually anyone can read it.

I suggest you to generate a random password when an admin create a sub
user. Then in the same time send it by mail with obligation to
change it when the user login

Or the simplest solution, generate a random password and don't send it.
So the password is "lost" and when the user will want to login he can 
use
the "Forgottent password" link. Simple (all is ready in Devise) and 
secure

Le 07/01/2013 10:35, Saravanan P a crit :

I recommend you never set a password for a user. Instead, use the very 
flexible Devise Invitable module to create a user without any password 
set, and the requirement that s/he create a password before logging in. 
The only thing sent to the new user is a cryptic token link (and these 
time-bomb out after a definable time). As an admin, I do not want to be 
in the business of knowing (or having to remind my users of) their 
passwords -- that's what the "I forgot..." link is for!

Walter

Ok Thank you walter.


On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:43 PM, Walter Lee Davis 
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> On Jan 7, 2013, at 5:27 AM, Jrmie Horhant wrote:
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