attr_encrypted VS blind_index

Compare attr_encrypted vs blind_index and see what are their differences.

attr_encrypted

Generates attr_accessors that encrypt and decrypt attributes (by attr-encrypted)

blind_index

Securely search encrypted database fields (by ankane)
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attr_encrypted blind_index
2 7
1,985 576
0.4% -
4.3 5.1
5 days ago 2 months ago
Ruby Ruby
MIT License MIT License
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attr_encrypted

Posts with mentions or reviews of attr_encrypted. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-07-12.
  • DB Encryption
    4 projects | /r/rails | 12 Jul 2021
    Alternative: https://github.com/attr-encrypted/attr_encrypted
  • Application config in a single-row table
    1 project | dev.to | 14 Apr 2021
    Using the attr_encrypted gem I followed the documentation’s short instructions to create a model called AppSetting (with a corresponding migration to create the app_settings table), along with an encrypted attribute/column for my API key.

blind_index

Posts with mentions or reviews of blind_index. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-09.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing attr_encrypted and blind_index you can also consider the following projects:

lockbox - Modern encryption for Ruby and Rails

Devise - Flexible authentication solution for Rails with Warden.

authtrail - Track Devise login activity

Pundit - Minimal authorization through OO design and pure Ruby classes

FriendlyId - FriendlyId is the “Swiss Army bulldozer” of slugging and permalink plugins for ActiveRecord. It allows you to create pretty URL’s and work with human-friendly strings as if they were numeric ids for ActiveRecord models.

Fasterer - :zap: Don't make your Rubies go fast. Make them go fasterer ™. :zap:

rails_best_practices - a code metric tool for rails projects

Brakeman - A static analysis security vulnerability scanner for Ruby on Rails applications

Traceroute - A Rake task gem that helps you find the unused routes and controller actions for your Rails 3+ app

Scenic - Versioned database views for Rails

Capistrano - A deployment automation tool built on Ruby, Rake, and SSH.