Understanding the secret_key_base in Ruby on Rails

07-Sep-2017 3129
Have you ever wondered what the secret_key_base value is and how it’s used in a Rails application? This configuration value was introduced in Rails 4 and is usually defined on a per-environment basis. It’s purpose is simple: to be the secret input for the application’s key_generator method.
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