Extending Devise SessionsController to authenticate using JSON

Question

I am trying to build a rails API for an iphone app. Devise works fine for logins through the web interface but I need to be able to create and destroy sessions using REST AP

Answer 1

I solved the problem by creating a small service that dispenses authentication tokens. I wrote a blog post about it: http://matteomelani.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/authentication-for-mobile-devices/. You can also get the code here: https://github.com/matteomelani/Auth-Token-Service-Prototype.