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  1. thoughtbot Ruby Open Source is Ready for Rails 5

    Upgrade all the things!

    Tute Costa
    July 1, 2016
    • Open Source
    • Ruby
    • Rails
    • Paperclip
    • Clearance
    • Suspenders
    • Scenic
    • Web
  2. Email confirmation with Clearance

    Leverage Clearance’s guards to add email confirmation to your Rails app.

    Tute Costa
    December 23, 2015
    • Clearance
    • TDD
    • Web
  3. Using Clearance with RailsAdmin

    These days, I find myself implementing RailsAdmin on almost every consulting...

    Jessie Young
    August 13, 2014
    • Web
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    • Clearance
  4. Faster Tests: Sign In Through The Back Door

    One way to make tests faster is to no load and submit the sign in form during...

    Dan Croak
    December 14, 2012
    • Web
    • Ruby
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    • Open Source
    • Clearance
  5. Clearance 0.16.3 fixes a password reset vulnerability

    A new clearance version works around a Rails security bug.

    Mike Burns
    June 1, 2012
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  6. Fewer Rails Flash Messages

    Clearance 0.12.0 was released last week with a continued focus on user and...

    Dan Croak
    July 5, 2011
    • Web
    • Rails
    • Clearance
  7. AuthorizedController

    We use a few Rails engines such as High Voltage and Clearance which allow you...

    Dan Croak
    June 7, 2011
    • Web
    • Rails
    • Testing
    • Clearance
    • High Voltage
  8. Email and Password Confirmation Bias

    I don’t believe email confirmation or password confirmation are desirable in...

    Dan Croak
    May 16, 2011
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    • Rails
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    • Clearance
  9. MyGem.configure Block

    How to write conventional configuration code in Ruby.

    Dan Croak
    January 20, 2010
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Clearance
  10. Always Remember Me

    Clearance now uses only cookies with a long expiration as its default. The...

    Dan Croak
    September 1, 2009
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    • Open Source
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