I am doing a simple website with Razor. Currently, I have database-based authentication that works, as follows:
In _AppStart.chtml:
WebSecurity.InitializeDatabaseConnection("db_connection",
"users", "id", "username", true);
In login.cshtml page:
username = Request["username"];
password = Request["password"];
if (WebSecurity.Login(username, password, true))
{
Response.Redirect("/admin");
}
else
{
errorMessage = "Login was not successful.";
}
In protected CSHTML pages, I have the following at the top of a page:
if (!WebSecurity.IsAuthenticated)
{
Response.Redirect("/login.cshtml");
}
Everything is pretty simple and works well. Now I would like to add authentication with AD. I don't know how to do it.
I came from the Java world with many years of experience. For this simple website, I do not need MVC architecture. I need simple things similar to the above (if possible). I need to do authentication just within the login.cshtml file. I googled a lot and am unable to find a tutorial (so that I can copy and paste) for what I need.
Any pointers or help is really appreciated!
Thanks and Regards
Update: This application sits on the internal network.
Update 2: Here is the code I have after successfully implemented X3074861X's code
if (IsPost)
{
username = Request["username"];
password = Request["password"];
var domain = "domain";
var host = "host";
var port = "389";
LdapConnection ldapConnection = new LdapConnection(host + ":" + port);
try
{
// authenticate the username and password
using (ldapConnection)
{
// pass in the network creds, and the domain.
var networkCredential = new NetworkCredential(username, password, domain);
// if we're using unsecured port 389, set to false. If using port 636, set this to true.
ldapConnection.SessionOptions.SecureSocketLayer = false;
// since this is an internal application, just accept the certificate either way
ldapConnection.SessionOptions.VerifyServerCertificate += delegate { return true; };
// to force NTLM\Kerberos use AuthType.Negotiate, for non-TLS and unsecured, just use AuthType.Basic
ldapConnection.AuthType = AuthType.Basic;
// this is where the authentication occurs
ldapConnection.Bind(networkCredential);
//check local database to make sure the user is one of we allowed
if (WebSecurity.Login(username, "fixed-password, just to check whether someone is on the list of allowed people", true))
{
Response.Redirect("/admin");
}
else
{
errorMessage = "Login was not successful.";
}
}
}
catch (LdapException exception)
{
//Authentication failed, exception will dictate why
errorMessage = "Login was not successful.";
}
Some explanation. I dont have control over the AD and so I can only authenticate users against it. I still have a little local database that indicates who can access the app. Everyone with access to the app has the same rights.
Thanks and credit goes to X3074861X.