instance method
secret_key_base
Ruby on Rails 8.1.2
Since v5.2.8.1Signature
secret_key_base()The secret_key_base is used as the input secret to the application’s key generator, which in turn is used to create all ActiveSupport::MessageVerifier and ActiveSupport::MessageEncryptor instances, including the ones that sign and encrypt cookies.
We look for it first in ENV["SECRET_KEY_BASE"], then in credentials.secret_key_base. For most applications, the correct place to store it is in the encrypted credentials file.
In development and test, if the secret_key_base is still empty, it is randomly generated and stored in a temporary file in tmp/local_secret.txt.
Generating a random secret_key_base and storing it in tmp/local_secret.txt can also be triggered by setting ENV["SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY"]. This is useful when precompiling assets for production as part of a build step that otherwise does not need access to the production secrets.
Dockerfile example: RUN SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY=1 bundle exec rails assets:precompile.
Source
# File railties/lib/rails/application.rb, line 479
def secret_key_base
config.secret_key_base
end
Defined in railties/lib/rails/application.rb line 479
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Defined in Rails::Application