# Member login plugins?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/member-login-plugins/89971>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 24, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/member-login-plugins/89971 "2007-03-24T11:26:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josh)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/member-login-plugins/89971/1 "2007-03-24T11:26:17Z")

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Hi,

I am just about to develop a new app using rails 1.2 and was wondering  
what are the best plugins for member accounts and role based  
authenticaton.

In the past I have used acts as authenticated but just just wondering if  
there are any improved ones around now?

Cheers,  
Josh

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**Author:** ![josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josh)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2007, 4:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/member-login-plugins/89971/2 "2007-03-25T04:58:55Z")

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josh wrote:

> In the past I have used acts as authenticated but just just wondering if  
> there are any improved ones around now?

There’s the rest version of acts\_as\_authenticated:  
[http://svn.techno-weenie.net/projects/plugins/restful\_authentication/](http://svn.techno-weenie.net/projects/plugins/restful_authentication/)