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 *Rails 3.1.0 (unreleased)*
 
+* Added Base.http_basic_authenticate_with to do simple http basic authentication with a single class method call [DHH]
+
+    class PostsController < ApplicationController
+      USER_NAME, PASSWORD = "dhh", "secret"
+
+      before_filter :authenticate, :except => [ :index ]
+
+      def index
+        render :text => "Everyone can see me!"
+      end
+
+      def edit
+        render :text => "I'm only accessible if you know the password"
+      end
+
+      private
+        def authenticate
+          authenticate_or_request_with_http_basic do |user_name, password|
+            user_name == USER_NAME && password == PASSWORD
+          end
+        end
+    end
+
+  ..can now be written as
+
+    class PostsController < ApplicationController
+      http_basic_authenticate_with :name => "dhh", "secret", :except => :index
+
+      def index
+        render :text => "Everyone can see me!"
+      end
+
+      def edit
+        render :text => "I'm only accessible if you know the password"
+      end
+    end
+
 * Allow you to add `force_ssl` into controller to force browser to transfer data via HTTPS protocol on that particular controller. You can also specify `:only` or `:except` to specific it to particular action. [DHH and Prem Sichanugrist]
 
 * Allow FormHelper#form_for to specify the :method as a direct option instead of through the :html hash [DHH]