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What is the best way to read the Rails session secret?

I would like to access the Rails session secret programmatically (I am using it to generate a sign-on token). Here's what I've come up with: ActionController::Base.session.first[:secret] This returns the session secret. However, every time you call ActionController::Base.session it adds another entry to an array so you end up with so...

What are your suggestions for storing AWS authentication data?

Scenario: a web application written in PHP utilizes an Amazon Web Service and must keep the Access Key ID and a Secret Access Key handy in order to function. Are there current recommendations and/or API's out there for storing this data securely? My thought is to symmetrically encrypt it into a file based on a key created from local se...

Session Problem in Rails 2.2 "ActionController::InvalidAuthenticityToken in User#register"

Hi everyone, I am reading and learning from this very cool book Railspace - Building Social Networking sites. I understand everything but i am stuck with the sessions section. Its something i would really like to get under my belt and would appreciate any help! Ok so here is the error i get: ActionController::InvalidAuthenticityTo...

Solution for writting a program for keep secret photos.

Solution for writing a program for keep secret photos. I have many secret photos of me and my friends and I don't want anyone to see it for now I just use Winrar and Set password feature and use some encrypt and hide folder software. But I think it isn't enough safe. As I am a C# programmer ,I want to develop an application for ...

When working with most APIs, why do they require two types of authentication, namely a key and a secret?

I have been working with APIs and I've always wondered why you have to use a key and a secret? Why do you need two types of authentication? ...

How to use a key and secret for verification?

On most API's such as facebook and bebo to use there API you must get a Key and secret, I am just wondering what is some good methods of doing a system like this. I will be using PHP/MysQL. How can I basicly verify a user key and secret are ok when there app sends there API request? I was thinking of storing them in mysql, which I wil...

Where do programs save their secret license?

where do programs save their secret license or install related information? I notice that often times when you uninstall a program, clear out appdata references, check registries to make sure there is no residue of any relevant information. If you reinstall the trial program again, it seems to know it was installed before. I'm not looki...

Where do I find API key and API secret for Facebook?

Trying to connect to Facebook to make a statusupdate through my Android application. Got the whole thing running but I need API key + secret. Where can I create/get a hold of these? private static final String apiKey = "<YOUR API KEY>"; private static final String apiSecret = "<YOUR SECRET KEY>"; Tried the same thing with Twitter and...

Encrypt Secret key

Hi, I'm working with google app application using java programming,in which i have consumer key and secret key,in programs i'm using the secret key directly but i wish to use encrypted secret key.Is it possible to use?Please Help me. Thanks Regards Sharun. ...

Is it safe to leave my password-protected PGP secret key available publicly?

My PGP secret keys are always password protected, which means you need to decrypt it using a symmetric key to get access to my private key. I am interested in making my password protected PGP secret key publicly available but I am not entirely sure if I am missing something. Storing my secret key on my computer seems only to be making t...