SMS authentication

[ArthurSmid]

How is the SMS code generated through a person's interaction with their personal account?

Consul is using Devise for authentication. So now we're looking at how to connect a user account with SMS through Devise.

This is Devise: https://github.com/plataformatec/devise

Devise Wiki with answers to frequently asked questions: https://github.com/plataformatec/devise/wiki

To use Devise in Rails for authentication: https://launchschool.com/blog/how-to-use-devise-in-rails-for-authentication

Rex Beatie is a member of Code for PDX and works with Twilio, a company specialized in authentication: https://www.twilio.com/docs/sms/tutorials/two-factor-authentication-ruby-rails

Then we'll be testing the SMS authentication code sent to the mobile phone number provided, putting that code into the personal account on the site, and figuring out how to verify that each person only votes once per proposal as sketched out in the Help with resident voting:

After your identity has been authenticated, a one-time code will be sent by text. Enter that into "My code" on your personal account.

This process verifies that each account corresponds to an individual resident. Each person uses their actual first and last name. Your information is compared with the municipal register and after confirming you live in Portland, then a secure personal code to verify your account is sent through SMS to your mobile phone number. People are known here by their real names to maintain an online public forum where participants are accountable to each other.