I did a really kludgy fix last night using attr_protected, and I like
certain aspects of your idea as well. If I find some time tonight I'll
probably take a look at the code again to try and work out a more
"beautiful" option for myself. :)

Thanks for your help!

On Nov 24, 11:53 am, Thorsten Müller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I use some code like this:
>
>   attr_accessor :new_password
>
>   validates_presence_of :new_password, :on => :create
>   validates_length_of :new_password, :minimum => 6, :allow_nil =>
> true, :allow_blank => true, :unless => :new_password.blank?
>   validates_confirmation_of :new_password
>
>   before_save :set_encrypted_password
>
>   def set_encrypted_password
>     write_attribute(:password, Client.encrypt_password(@new_password))
> unless @new_password.nil? || @new_password.blank?
>   end
>
>   def self.encrypt_password(password)
>     Digest::SHA1.hexdigest("something_random_goes_here_#{password}")
>   end
>
>   def self.authenticate(email, password)
>     find_by_email_and_password_and_active(email, encrypt_password
> (password), true)
>   end
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