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How To Implement Security Patches On Ruby On Rails Applications

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The security of any software product or application is something that every software solution provider is wary of. It is no different in the case of a Ruby on Rails application.

Even after an application is successfully developed and deployed, there can be possibilities for many unseemly activities.

US-based high-end software solution provider Andolasoft.Inc sheds some light on some of the basic precautions that are worked upon before deploying an application.

The Company’s Ruby on Rails developers pay special attention to security issues in every undertaken venture.
Authentication and authorization of the User model are two different things.

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Actions like create/update/delete always need to be protected. Even popular plug-ins like Restful authentication and Clearance only authenticate whereas providing no helper methods for authorization.

Mass assignment of sensitive attributes from re-assignment should be protected.

This can be taken care of by disabling mass assignment with the help of attr_accessible or attr_protected in the respective models. Attributes like account_id’s and user_id’ should be protected.

Also disabling updates on protected attributes can be by using attr_readonly so that the Ids don’t get updated once set.

Content types of files being uploaded can be faked, so uploaded files should be placed in protected directories or servers.

Also, file extensions should be checked and the web-server should be disabled so as not to execute such files in the uploaded directories.

Sessions are prone to vulnerabilities like hijacks, replaying cookies, and session fixation. Extra caution must be taken regarding storing data in sessions.

Active record Objects should never be stored in sessions which might change that Object’s behavior while migration and future code change.

The best practice is to only store the ids of the records. Also, sensitive data like User access privileges and money based information should not be stored in sessions.

Ruby Rails Development Sphere & Associated Myths

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Ruby on Rails development is fast changing the norms of web development across the globe.

Companies around the world are fast catching up with this magical web development framework for exploring and executing its true potentials; thereby serving their clients with really cost-effective, quick and dynamic Ruby on Rails Applications.

Ruby developers and Rails developers are becoming the most sought after skilled professionals, for Software companies to hunt for.

Ruby on Rails, being an Open Source tool, coupled with fast development life cycle, requires much less resources in terms of Programmers and man-hours; which results in the service provider and client being the ultimate beneficiaries.

Silicon Valley based leading Software firm, Andolasoft Inc. is a formidable force to reckon with as far as Ruby on Rails development is concerned.

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With a vast pool of Programmers as well as Domain Leads, this fairly young Enterprise has carved out many Social Networking Sites, Social Media Marketing web apps.

Andolasoft services include but not limited to RoR Development, RoR Application Migration, Social Media Integration, System Administration, Redesigning of Existing Apps, Performance Improvement Related Tasks and Rescue Support.

Irrespective of all its popularity, RoR also has few myths related to it.

Applications can be built hundreds of thousands times faster than other technologies: The fact is Rails doesn’t write the code automatically.

It just lets the developers work easy by managing certain functionalities; thereby allowing them to focus on other crucial modules.

It also manages the laborious part of lifting of user interactive modules. Having said that, such myths reflects a wrong opinion upon customers, whose expectations sometimes become too high for the service providers.

Even Non-programmers can build web applications: This is by far the silliest perception about Rails development. Although the simplicity of this framework and clean syntax of ruby language assist in quick development, but still experience is required as far as writing code is concerned.

Rails developers do need to write new and unique code, apart from using the Rails conventions on top a comprehensive web development framework.

The Era of Ruby on Rails Development

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rails_image1With the advent of Ruby on Rails around 2006, it has revolutionized the sphere of web development.

Built on MVC (Model-View-Controller) architecture, this relatively new technology in the field of web development has appealed to numerous developers.

Programmers, who were accustomed to writing thousands of lines codes in technologies like PHP and JAVA, were spellbound by this framework agility and features to create a full-fledged database-backed application within a few hundred lines of code.

An application which normally would have taken months or even years to complete, can now not only be wrapped up within days and months but also with considerably less number of developers.

Rails is backed up by the powerful object-oriented language Ruby, on which it is based. It also leverages the extensive patronage of Ruby for meta-programming.

It makes optimum use of code generation features, which eases out to complete applications and promote agile programming techniques.

Rails development is also unique in the field of web application because it makes use of two key design features which are DRY or “Don’t Repeat Yourself” and CoC or “Convention over Configuration”.

Agile Development Methodology, combined with DRY and CoC, not only helps ruby on rails engineer’s to develop dynamic web applications economically, in less time & code but also facilitates code reusability in the development process.

Andolasoft Inc offers fast and high-class Ruby on Rails development to startup and established businesses, groups, etc.

Why Choose Ruby on Rails for your Web App

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Ruby On Rails

Ruby on Rails, popularly known as RoR, is developed using the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern along with the agile development methodology. Ruby on Rails is intended to emphasize Convention over Configuration (CoC), and the rapid development principle of Don’t Repeat Yourself (DRY).

Benefits of Ruby on Rails

  • Development Speed

Ruby on Rails allows features to be developed quickly by using existing methods and components with the help of modular design. The factors behind its time-saving results include- modular design, leaner code base, and availability of existing gems/plug-ins. So the development cycles in Rails are shorter as compared to its counterparts.

  • Flexibility

In Rails, there are lots of in-built components of specific functionalities already available. These modules can be reused in development rather than building everything from scratch. Ruby on Rails offers the ability to easily modify a web application in response to customers’ needs.

  • Cost-effectiveness

In addition to the flexibility and development speed, Ruby on Rails is an open-source web application framework that helps in developing cost-effective web applications without sacrificing performance, speed, and quality.

  • High code quality

The Ruby development community is very active and responsive. There are a lot of resources available over the Internet and any problem encountered during ROR development can be easily solved by communicating to the community. Also, security updates and bug fixes are released regularly which helps in maintaining top-notch code quality for application development.

  • Industry support

There are many Ruby on Rails web hosting/consulting companies such as AWS (Amazon EC2), Heroku & EngineYard offering cloud-based services. They offer a scalable hosting environment and provide support for the development and deployment of Ruby on Rails applications.

Andolasoft offers quality rails development service. We specialize in developing database-driven web applications in an efficient and hassle-free way. Visit our portfolio and Contact us for further details.

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