3 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/deprecated/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/deprecated/base.rb
index bbde570ca9..2fd60aacc7 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/deprecated/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/deprecated/base.rb
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ module ActionController
         Rails.application.config.action_dispatch.ip_spoofing_check
       end
 
+      def cookie_verifier_secret=(value)
+        ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn "ActionController::Base.cookie_verifier_secret= is deprecated. " <<
+          "Please configure it on your application with config.cookie_secret=", caller
+        ActionController::Base.config.secret = value
+      end
+
+      def cookie_verifier_secret
+        ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn "ActionController::Base.cookie_verifier_secret is deprecated. " <<
+          "Please use ActionController::Base.config.secret instead.", caller
+        ActionController::Base.config.secret
+      end
+
       def trusted_proxies=(value)
         ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn "ActionController::Base.trusted_proxies= is deprecated. " <<
           "Please configure it on your application with config.action_dispatch.trusted_proxies=", caller
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/cookies.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/cookies.rb
index 7aa687b52c..75e5d40a63 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/cookies.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/cookies.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
 
     included do
       helper_method :cookies
-      cattr_accessor :cookie_verifier_secret
     end
     
     private
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb
index ab7130ab08..cb0d12cab1 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ module ActionDispatch
 
     class SignedCookieJar < CookieJar #:nodoc:
       def initialize(parent_jar)
-        unless ActionController::Base.cookie_verifier_secret
-          raise "You must set ActionController::Base.cookie_verifier_secret to use signed cookies"
+        unless ActionController::Base.config.secret
+          raise "You must set ActionController::Base.config.secret"
         end
 
         @parent_jar = parent_jar
-        @verifier = ActiveSupport::MessageVerifier.new(ActionController::Base.cookie_verifier_secret)
+        @verifier = ActiveSupport::MessageVerifier.new(ActionController::Base.config.secret)
       end
 
       def [](name)