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#26 Hackers Love Mass Assignment May 02, 2007

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Your site may be at risk! When using mass assignment, you are giving the user complete control over that model and its associations. See how a hacker might use this vulnerability and learn how to stop it in this episode.

#25 SQL Injection Apr 30, 2007

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One of the most common security problems for dynamic sites is SQL Injection. Thankfully Rails does everything it can in solving this issue, but you still need to be aware of it.

#24 The Stack Trace Apr 27, 2007

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The stack trace can be a very useful tool when it comes to debugging. Learn the ins and outs of how the stack trace works in this episode. Note: I am using an older version of the Rails bundle here so it might be a little different than yours. The command in the newer version is called Install Plugin and requires you to type textmate_footnotes in the search.

#23 Counter Cache Column Apr 25, 2007

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If you need to display the record count for a has_many association, you can improve performance by caching that number in a column.

#22 Eager Loading Apr 23, 2007

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One way to improve performance is to cut down on the number of SQL queries. You can do this through eager loading. Learn all about it in this episode!

#21 Super Simple Authentication Apr 20, 2007

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The final piece of the administration puzzle: authentication. There are many different approaches which is why I saved this step for last. This episode will cover a few techniques including the simple solution used for this site.

#20 Restricting Access Apr 18, 2007

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In this second part of the series on administration, you will learn how to lock down the site to keep the public from accessing the administration features.

#19 Where Administration Goes Apr 16, 2007

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This is the first part of a three part series on building an administration system. Many developers choose to separate it completely from the public side of the site by placing it into an admin subdirectory. This episode will show you an alternative and often better solution.

#18 Looping Through Flash Apr 13, 2007

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Displaying flash messages in the layout can be a pain at times. In this episode you will learn an easy way to display any kind of flash message by looping through the hash.

#17 HABTM Checkboxes Apr 11, 2007

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It is often asked: how do I create a list of checkboxes for managing a HABTM association? Ask no more because this episode will show you how to do exactly that.

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