# Authentication for rals \< 2.0?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/authentication-for-rals-2-0/127543>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 30, 2008, 6:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/authentication-for-rals-2-0/127543 "2008-01-30T06:53:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 6:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/authentication-for-rals-2-0/127543/1 "2008-01-30T06:53:23Z")

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Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good plug-in to aid in logging in and out users  
for Rails 1.2.3 and Ruby 1.8.6. This is wha tis provided to me by my  
hosting company. I’m to understand that restful\_authentication only  
works for Rails 2.0 or greater.

Thanks, - Dave

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 7:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/authentication-for-rals-2-0/127543/2 "2008-01-30T07:23:27Z")

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removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Can anyone recommend a good plug-in to aid in logging in and out users  
> for Rails 1.2.3 and Ruby 1.8.6. This is wha tis provided to me by my  
> hosting company. I’m to understand that restful\_authentication only  
> works for Rails 2.0 or greater.
> 
> Thanks, - Dave

From looking at the README file for restful\_authentication it is good  
for Rails 1.2.6 and up.  
([http://svn.techno-weenie.net/projects/plugins/restful\_authentication/](http://svn.techno-weenie.net/projects/plugins/restful_authentication/))

There is also the version previous to restful\_authentication,  
acts\_as\_authenticated, which can be found here  
[http://technoweenie.stikipad.com/plugins/show/Acts+as+Authenticated](http://technoweenie.stikipad.com/plugins/show/Acts+as+Authenticated)

Hope that helps.