MakeSecret

Make Secret will create random values generated by SecureRandom.hex(64). It stores these values in key/value form either in memory on in a file. The ideal situation for Make Secret is if you have plain-text passwords that need to be hidden from source control.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'make_secret'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install make_secret

# Require the gem
require 'make_secret'

# To Store data in memory
memory_value = MakeSecret::Value.for( :key )  => result of SecureRandom.hex(64)
memory_value == MakeSecret::Value.for( :key ) => true

# To Store data in a file
file_value = MakeSecret::Value.for( :key, 'my_file' ) => result of SecureRandom.hex(64)
file_value = MakeSecret::Value.for( :key, 'my_file' ) => true

file_value == memory_value => false

I will be using this for new Rails applications. Open up config/initializers/secret_token.rb, and replace this:

MyApp::Application.config.secret_key_base = ' ... '

With this:

MyApp::Application.config.secret_key_base = MakeSecret::Value.for( :key_base, '.make_secret' )

Then add /.make_secret to the ignore file

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request