rubygems/rubygems.org

Dashboard RSS feed is accidentally password protected now

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#3,816 opened on May 22, 2023

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Description

After logging on to rubygems.org, you land on the Dashboard where a very handy RSS icon leads to the personal RSS feed to be updated whenever a susbscribed gem is updated. The RSS feed URL contains a UUID and therefore is safe as is.

Recently, however, the RSS feed URL slipped behind the password protection which doesn't play nice with feed readers. Could you please lift this most likely accidental restriction?

Thanks a bunch!

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Identify the route for the personal RSS feed in the dashboard controller and ensure it is not protected by authentication. Trace the authentication middleware to see where the restriction is applied and modify or conditionally skip it for the RSS feed endpoint.
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