The Full Stack Web Development - Basic HTTP Authentication

This video tutorial demonstrates how to implement basic HTTP authentication in Ruby on Rails. It covers setting up authentication in the post and comments controllers, ensuring that certain actions require authentication. The tutorial also addresses common debugging issues and tests the authentication setup. Finally, it discusses the limitations of basic HTTP authentication and suggests best practices for production environments.

What is the purpose of setting up basic HTTP authentication in the post controller?

• To encrypt all data transmitted over the network

• To improve the performance of the application

• To protect certain actions while allowing others to remain accessible

• To allow all users to access all actions

Which actions in the post controller are left unprotected by the basic authentication setup?

• New and Edit

• Index and Show

• All actions are protected

• Create and Destroy

In the comments controller, which action is specifically protected by authentication?

• Create

• Show

• Edit

• Destroy

What was the error encountered during the authentication setup?

• Incorrect username and password

• Incorrect database configuration

• Using 'authentication' instead of 'authenticate'

• Missing controller file

Why was the authentication test initially not prompting for login?

• The application was in production mode

• The browser was already authenticated

• The server was down

• The username and password were incorrect