binarylogic/authlogic

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Authlogic is an unobtrusive Ruby authentication library built on ActiveRecord, treating user sessions as models. It handles login, logout, remember-me, and session persistence for Rails applications without generators or controllers scaffolding.

Use cases

• add user login and logout to a rails app
• authenticate users with a password against activerecord models
• manage user sessions with remember-me and timeout support
• replace devise with a simpler authentication solution
• implement csrf-protected session auth in rails

When to choose

• you want model-based, unobtrusive authentication in a Ruby on Rails app
• you need fine-grained control over session behavior without generator-generated code
• you prefer a lightweight alternative to Devise

When to avoid

• you need a batteries-included solution with views, mailers, and OAuth out of the box
• you are building an API-only app needing token/JWT authentication
• you are not using ActiveRecord or Rails

Facets

library · maturity stable

auth middleware web-development backend security ruby activerecord rails session-management user-authentication login web-server

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