search for: passport_verifi

...in attr_protected, attr_readonly and possibly other attribute methods in ActiveRecord objects. Rationale (example): class User < AR:Base # User should not be able to modify fields any more once they have been verified attr_readonly :firstname, :lastname, :gender_id, :birthdate, :if => :passport_verified? # ... end or, even better yet, attr_protected with the same options, since this will allow an admin controller to directly write the attributes while the "normal" user forms will just ignore them. The ":if" option should, like in validations, accept a Proc, String, Symbol...