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Checks Ruby on Rails models for use of the attr_accessible white list.
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Moved to GitHub from Google Code on May 1, 2008
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= audit_mass_assignment plugin for Ruby on Rails

  The audit_mass_assignment Ruby on Rails plugin contains a rake task that
  checks the models in your project for the attr_accessible whitelist approach
  for protecting against "mass assignment" exploits.  It does not check for
  use of attr_protected.

== Installation

  gem install ryanlowe-audit_mass_assignment --source http://gems.github.com/

== Usage

  $ rake audit:mass_assignment

== Notes

  If you want to protect ALL attributes in your model use:
  
    attr_accessible nil

  Why are "mass assignment" exploits a danger to Rails applications? See these links:
  
  1. rorsecurity.info: Do not create records directly from form parameters
     http://www.rorsecurity.info/2007/03/20/do-not-create-records-directly-from-form-parameters/
  
  2. Railscasts: Hackers Love Mass Assignment
     http://railscasts.com/episodes/26
  
  3. Rails Manual: Typical mistakes in Rails applications: Creating records directly from form parameters
     http://manuals.rubyonrails.com/read/chapter/47