2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/confirmation.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/confirmation.rb
index 0abec56b68..1b5d5b09ab 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/confirmation.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/confirmation.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module ActiveModel
       end
 
       def validate_each(record, attribute, value)
-        if (confirmed = record.send("#{attribute}_confirmation"))
+        unless (confirmed = record.send("#{attribute}_confirmation")).nil?
           unless confirmation_value_equal?(record, attribute, value, confirmed)
             human_attribute_name = record.class.human_attribute_name(attribute)
             record.errors.add(:"#{attribute}_confirmation", :confirmation, options.except(:case_sensitive).merge!(attribute: human_attribute_name))
diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/length.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/length.rb
index d1a4197286..d6c80b2c5d 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/length.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/validations/length.rb
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ module ActiveModel
         keys.each do |key|
           value = options[key]
 
-          unless (value.is_a?(Integer) && value >= 0) || value == Float::INFINITY
-            raise ArgumentError, ":#{key} must be a nonnegative Integer or Infinity"
+          unless (value.is_a?(Integer) && value >= 0) || value == Float::INFINITY || value.is_a?(Symbol) || value.is_a?(Proc)
+            raise ArgumentError, ":#{key} must be a nonnegative Integer, Infinity, Symbol, or Proc"
           end
         end
       end
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ module ActiveModel
           next unless check_value = options[key]
 
           if !value.nil? || skip_nil_check?(key)
+            case check_value
+            when Proc
+              check_value = check_value.call(record)
+            when Symbol
+              check_value = record.send(check_value)
+            end
             next if value_length.send(validity_check, check_value)
           end