In the "Head First Rails" book, it has the following as part of a method: authenticate_or_request_with_http_basic("Ads") do | username, password| It mentions that "Ads" is: This is the name of the secured area of the website - the "domain". Provided that the authentication is meant for the "edit" and "update" methods. So, how is ("Ads") the name of the secured area of the website? Is it JUST a name we enter? I entered for example ("Advertisement"), but didn''t notice the effect of this name after logging in. What do you think? Thanks. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.