How to use deactivate Webrick's SSL

Question

Last week I tried to debug with SSL activated in webbrick, but I forget how to restore the settings to default(without SSL). Every time I visit a controller, now it shows:

Answer 1

I just ran into this same exact problem today. I added config.force_ssl = true to the application.rb file and got the above error. When I removed the line, the error still persisted.

I fixed it by clearing my browser cookies (Chrome in this case) and it works again. It seems the authentication information is saved in the cookie and something i that keeps reverting our requests to HTTPS but does not authenticate correctly so you get that error. Clearing the cookie solves that issue.