# \[ANN\] Lockdown 0.5.8

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-lockdown-0-5-8/140689>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 17, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-lockdown-0-5-8/140689 "2008-06-17T15:22:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![starmaerker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@starmaerker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/starmaerker)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-lockdown-0-5-8/140689/1 "2008-06-17T15:22:13Z")

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Lockdown is a authentication/authorization system for RubyOnRails (ver  
2.x).

This release:

1. Fixes the security for link\_to to allow for external links.
2. Migration name change in template generator for accuracy.

Wiki: [http://stonean.com/wiki/lockdown](http://stonean.com/wiki/lockdown)

Forum: [http://stonean.com/projects/lockdown/boards](http://stonean.com/projects/lockdown/boards)

## thanks, andy

Andrew S.