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jmillar
jmillar

Reputation: 355

Forms authentication fails in MVC4 Web API using JQuery AJAX

apologies for the n00b question, but I've found information sporadic on this one. I've been making an API using MVC Web API and have been using forms authentication as described in the SO selected answer here: ASP.Net MVC 4 WebAPI Authentication

As expected, the auth cookie is sent in the response header at login. However, when I then try a method decorated with [Authorize] after this, the request does indeed seem to include the auth cookie in the header, but I get a HTTP 401 every time.

The sources I've read indicate it should be almost trivially simple, so I'm actually not sure how to debug this one. How can I make sure the auth method actually works?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2209

Answers (2)

James Allen
James Allen

Reputation: 819

I had the same problem. I eventually realised I had forgotten to enable Forms Authentication in the Web.Config file. Changing the mode from "None" to "Forms" fixed the problem:

<system.web>
    <authentication mode="Forms" />
</system.web>

Upvotes: 4

jmillar
jmillar

Reputation: 355

So in the end, I ignored forms authentication and went to HTTP Basic Auth.

Couple of reasons for this - the implementation of it was easier for the clients (who connect via SSL over a secure network). It was also better documented for someone like myself who's new to Web API and MVC4.

A great tutorial on this can be found here:
http://www.piotrwalat.net/basic-http-authentication-in-asp-net-web-api-using-message-handlers/

Upvotes: 0

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