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In which case is it advisable to use ActiveResource? and in which case is it not?

I am using Ruby on Rails 3 and I am considering to use ActiveResource in order to trasmit information from a RoR service application to a RoR client application.

In general, in which case is it advisable to use ActiveResource? and in which case is it not?

I have many doubts about the use of ActiveResources. The following is just one.

  • I have resources consisting of private information and public information. I should not send over HTTP private info and so I could not send those with the public info unless I don't hack RoR behaviours. If I use HTTPS, so that I don't have to hack the RoR behaviours, is not too heavy the work for the server?
Solution

  • You will need a dedicated IP OR to buy a subject alternative name certificate so you can do SSL with multiple name-based virtual hosts. It is a little tricky to set up the certificate and then get it used with multiple vhosts, but once you have done it a couple of times, it isn't bad.

    http://lanestechblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/creating-ssl-certificates-with-multiple.html

    http://backreference.org/2009/12/17/name-based-ssl-virtual-hosts-in-apache/