I am using ASP.Net core MVC 6, I am trying to get the user redirected to the login page if they are not authenticated.
I cant seem to get it to work, currently the user just gets a blank page.
Below is my ConfigureServices method in Startup.cs
public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services) {
// Add framework services.
services.AddDbContext<ApplicationDbContext>(options =>
options.UseSqlServer(Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"))
);
services.AddIdentity<ApplicationUser, IdentityRole>(options => {
// configure identity options
options.Password.RequireDigit = true;
options.Password.RequireLowercase = true;
options.Password.RequireUppercase = true;
options.Password.RequireNonAlphanumeric = true;
options.Password.RequiredLength = 7;
options.Cookies.ApplicationCookie.AutomaticAuthenticate = true;
options.Cookies.ApplicationCookie.AutomaticChallenge = true;
options.Cookies.ApplicationCookie.LoginPath = "/Account/Login";
// User settings
options.User.RequireUniqueEmail = true;
})
.AddEntityFrameworkStores<ApplicationDbContext>()
.AddDefaultTokenProviders();
services.AddMvc();
// Add application services.
services.AddTransient<IEmailSender, AuthMessageSender>();
services.AddTransient<ISmsSender, AuthMessageSender>();
}
I was just wrestling with this myself and I've come to the conclusion that there seems to be an issue in the latest version of the "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" dependency.
I was originally using version 1.1.0 but after lots of debugging, owin middleware logging etc, I came to the conclusion that I wasn't doing anything wrong. I checked:
- Authorize attribute worked and blocked the request
Added event handlers (OnRedirectToLogin) as below to verify the redirect URL (this was only for debugging)
options.Cookies.ApplicationCookie.Events = new CookieAuthenticationEvents
{
OnRedirectToLogin = evt => {
evt.Response.Redirect(evt.RedirectUri); // this url is correct, but the redirect never happens!??
return Task.FromResult(0);
}
};
The resolution:
I rolled back my package to the version 1.0.1 and then the redirects kicked in as expected - to the URL defined in Startup.cs in the LoginPath setting
options.Cookies.ApplicationCookie.LoginPath = new PathString("/Auth/Login");
To clarify, THIS version works:
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore": "1.0.1"
I'm going to raise a bug with the ASPNETCORE team for investigation as regards to the 1.1.0 version.
Same problem here.
A quick fix while this problem is solved:
public class LogInRequiredFilter : IAuthorizationFilter
{
public void OnAuthorization(AuthorizationFilterContext context)
{
if (!AttributeManager.HasAttribute(context, typeof(LogInRequired))) return;
if (context.HttpContext.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated) return;
context.Result = new RedirectResult("/login?ReturnUrl=" + Uri.EscapeDataString(context.HttpContext.Request.Path));
}
}
public class LogInRequired : Attribute
{
public LogInRequired()
{
}
}
And then in your controller:
[HttpGet, LogInRequired]
public IActionResult
return View();
}
This will redirect you to your login page and afterwards it redirects you to the original page you wanted to access.
Attribute manager code:
public static Boolean HasAttribute(AuthorizationFilterContext context, Type targetAttribute)
{
var hasAttribute = false;
var controllerActionDescriptor = context.ActionDescriptor as ControllerActionDescriptor;
if (controllerActionDescriptor != null)
{
hasAttribute = controllerActionDescriptor
.MethodInfo
.GetCustomAttributes(targetAttribute, false).Any();
}
return hasAttribute;
}
OK, as of Asp.Net Core 2.1 . In order to redirect user to login page. this is what you need to do in ConfigureServices(IserviceCollection services)
method.
services.ConfigureApplicationCookie(options =>
{
options.LoginPath = "/Identity/Account/Login";
options.SlidingExpiration = true;
});
for more info visit Microsoft identity documentation.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/identity-configuration?view=aspnetcore-2.1#cookie-settings
Just for completeness - the following code block is suggested to fill out @Jawand's answer:
services.ConfigureApplicationCookie(options => {
options.AccessDeniedPath = "/Identity/Account/AccessDenied";
options.Cookie.Name = "YourAppCookieName";
options.Cookie.HttpOnly = true;
options.ExpireTimeSpan = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(60);
options.LoginPath = "/Identity/Account/Login";
// ReturnUrlParameter requires
//using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies;
options.ReturnUrlParameter = CookieAuthenticationDefaults.ReturnUrlParameter;
options.SlidingExpiration = true;
});