Question

When a user tries to connect via this method and it fails. How do I redirect_to? Thanks in Advance.

    class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
  protect_from_forgery

  USER_NAME, PASSWORD = "admin", "admin"
  helper_method :authenticate

  private
  def authenticate
    begin
      authenticate_or_request_with_http_basic do |user_name, password|
        user_name == USER_NAME && password == PASSWORD
      end
    rescue
      "HTTP Basic: Access denied"
    else

      redirect_to root_path
    end

  end
end

Answer 1

Rails – authenticate_or_request_with_http_basic custom "access denied" message