Rails 3 http_basic_authenticate_with only in production environment?

Question

is there a way to only use

http_basic_authenticate_with :name => 'user', :password => 'secret'

when the server is running on production mode?

Answer 1

Yes, try:

class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
  before_filter :authenticate

  def authenticate
    if Rails.env.production?
      authenticate_or_request_with_http_basic do |username, password|
        username == "user" && password == "%$§$§"
      end 
    end
  end
end

Answer 2

Just add this to your example

http_basic_authenticate_with :name => 'user', :password => 'secret' if Rails.env.production?

Answer 3

authenticate_or_request_with_http_basic do |username, password|
  username == "user" && password == "secret"
end if Rails.env.production?