Complete Guide To Managing User Permissions In Rails Apps

A common requirement of web applications is the ability to assign specific roles and permissions.Many types of web applications distinguish between admins and regular users in providing restricted access. This is often performed using a simple boolean that determines whether the user is an admin. However, roles and permissions can become much more complex.The value of your application lies in restricting access to certain data and actions. It's definitely something you don't want to mess up. In this post, we will explain how to implement roles and permissions in a basic Ruby on Rails application.