class User < ActiveRecord::Base def set_password_1 new_password = "06c38c6a8a9c11a9d3b209a3193047b4" # BAD: directly storing a potential cleartext password to a field self.update(password: new_password) end def set_password_2 new_password = "52652fb5c709fb6b9b5a0194af7c6067" # BAD: directly storing a potential cleartext password to a field update(password: new_password) end def set_password_3 new_password = "f982bf2531c149a8a1444a951b12e830" # BAD: directly assigning a potential cleartext password to a field self.password = new_password self.save end end