Rails: authentication system based on external API

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Published on 2012-10-18T10:58:14Z Indexed on 2012/10/18 11:00 UTC
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i'm building a Rails application to extend features of an existing online Rails app. The existing Rails app provides an API for authentication.

My approach: user X have an account at the existing Rails app. With these login data the user X should authenticate on my Rails app. The existing app offers a gem to connect to the API after login.

Whats the best method to store the information about a successful login? Should i use sessions? Or does Rails offer better methods for this?

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