# Account registration, authentication plugins **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [September 16, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/account-registration-authentication-plugins/195092 "2010-09-16T17:40:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rajinder_Y)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/account-registration-authentication-plugins/195092/1 "2010-09-16T17:40:02Z")
Hi, I would like to know what the most popular plugins people are using for creating membership accounts and authenticating their login? Thanks, – Kind Regards, Rajinder Y. ---
**Author:** ![Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rajinder_Y)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/account-registration-authentication-plugins/195092/2 "2010-09-16T17:44:12Z")
Rajinder Y. wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to know what the most popular plugins people are using > for creating membership accounts and authenticating their login? > > Thanks, > > – > Kind Regards, > Rajinder Y. Authlogic. ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rajinder_Y)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/account-registration-authentication-plugins/195092/3 "2010-09-16T17:54:40Z")
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:38, Rajinder Y. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I would like to know what the most popular plugins people are using > for creating membership accounts and authenticating their login? The big one seems to be AuthLogic. -Dave – Specialization is for insects. -RAH | Have Pun, Will Babble! -me Programming Blog: [http://codosaur.us](http://codosaur.us) | Work: [http://davearonson.com](http://davearonson.com) Leadership Blog: [http://dare2xl.com](http://dare2xl.com) | Play: [http://davearonson.net](http://davearonson.net) - - - - - WATCH THIS SPACE \* \* \* \* \* | Ruby: [http://mars.groupsite.com](http://mars.groupsite.com) ---
**Author:** ![Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rajinder_Y)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/account-registration-authentication-plugins/195092/4 "2010-09-16T19:37:42Z")
You can also evaluate Ryan B.’ “cancan” - > **[GitHub - ryanb/cancan: Authorization Gem for Ruby on Rails.](https://github.com/ryanb/cancan)** > > Authorization Gem for Ruby on Rails. Contribute to ryanb/cancan development by creating an account on GitHub. A nice RAILSCast ascii cast here with link to video cast: [http://asciicasts.com/episodes/192-authorization-with-cancan](http://asciicasts.com/episodes/192-authorization-with-cancan) ---
**Author:** ![Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rajinder_Y)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/account-registration-authentication-plugins/195092/5 "2010-09-16T19:48:02Z")
Please quote when replying. Srikanth S. wrote: > You can also evaluate Ryan B.’ “cancan” - > [GitHub - ryanb/cancan: Authorization Gem for Ruby on Rails.](http://github.com/ryanb/cancan) > A nice RAILSCast ascii cast here with link to video cast: > [http://asciicasts.com/episodes/192-authorization-with-cancan](http://asciicasts.com/episodes/192-authorization-with-cancan) Cancan is for authorization, not authentication. ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rajinder_Y)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/account-registration-authentication-plugins/195092/6 "2010-09-16T20:38:00Z")
Thanks Marmen for the clarification for authentication vs authorization. Not sure about ‘quote when replying’ part, I am kind of new to forum. I reply using gmail, things looks fine when I do the reply. Am I missing something? Thanks Srikanth On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:18 PM, Marnen Laibow-Koser ---
**Author:** ![Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rajinder_Y)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/account-registration-authentication-plugins/195092/7 "2010-09-16T21:25:53Z")
Srikanth S. wrote: > Thanks Marmen for the clarification for authentication vs authorization. > > Not sure about ‘quote when replying’ part, I am kind of new to forum. I > reply using gmail, things looks fine when I do the reply. > Am I missing something? Yes. Gmail normally quotes the text you’re replying to. You should leave that in there, suitably trimmed, as I’m doing in this response; reply to each point immediately after. That way it’s easy to figure out what you meant. (This is also the proper way to reply to non-list e-mail messages, BTW.) > Thanks > Srikanth ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rajinder_Y)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/account-registration-authentication-plugins/195092/8 "2010-09-16T23:44:08Z")
Thanks everyone for the input, AuthLogic and devise both look promising, if anyone has {other} links to blogs & tutorials for these two plugin please provide. The one tutorial for AuthLogic I’ve found is: > **[GitHub - binarylogic/authlogic\_example: An example rails app using the...](https://github.com/binarylogic/authlogic_example)** > > An example rails app using the Authlogic authentication library - GitHub - binarylogic/authlogic\_example: An example rails app using the Authlogic authentication library I am leaning toward using devise and have found a sample tutorial here: > **[GitHub - fortuity/rails3-mongoid-devise: Deprecated. Use the new version at...](https://github.com/fortuity/rails3-mongoid-devise)** > > Deprecated. Use the new version at https://github.com/RailsApps. - GitHub - fortuity/rails3-mongoid-devise: Deprecated. Use the new version at https://github.com/RailsApps. Kind Regards, Rajinder Y. ---
**Author:** ![Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rajinder_Y)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/account-registration-authentication-plugins/195092/9 "2010-09-16T18:58:29Z")
i looove devise, it has everything. > **[\#209 Introducing Devise - RailsCasts](http://railscasts.com/episodes/209-introducing-devise)** > > Short Ruby on Rails screencasts containing tips, tricks and tutorials. Great for both novice and experienced web developers. On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Marnen Laibow-Koser