Simeple authentication for a static page with 4 digits of password

Question

I implemented a static page with ruby on rails that shows all the stats related to my work. I can deploy to the admin page but it requires username/pwd which is annoying. So I want a static page with simple authentication like 4 digits of codes or only some devices and access it. Any suggestion?

Answer 1

add a basic authentication method on your app/controllers/application_controller.rb

class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
  ...

  private

  def authenticate
    authenticate_or_request_with_http_basic do |username, password|
      username == "admin" && password == "admin"
    end
  end

end

Then add a before_filter (or before_action for rails5) callback on any controller you want to use this authentication.

For example, if you want to authenticate to access reports action from PagesController

class PagesController < ApplicationController

  before_filter :authenticate, only: [:report]

  def about
  end

  def report
  end

end