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Set the Thread.CurrentPrincipal from IAuthorizationPolicy?

I have a WCF service running under .NET Framework 4.6.2. I have used the web.config before to configure the service with my custom IAuthorizationPolicy like this :
<services>
behaviorConfiguration="MyClientService.CustomValidator_Behavior" name="My.Service.Implementation.Services.MyClientService">
<endpoint binding="netHttpBinding" behaviorConfiguration="protoEndpointBehavior" address="BinaryHttpProto" bindingNamespace="http://My.ServiceContracts/2007/11" contract="My.ServiceContracts.IMyClientService" />
<endpoint binding="netHttpsBinding" behaviorConfiguration="protoEndpointBehavior" address="BinaryHttpsProto" bindingNamespace="http://My.ServiceContracts/2007/11" contract="My.ServiceContracts.IMyClientService" />
bindingConfiguration="netTcpCertificate" behaviorConfiguration="protoEndpointBehavior" bindingNamespace="http://My.ServiceContracts/2007/11" contract="My.ServiceContracts.IMyClientService" address="Sll"/>
<host>
</host>
</service>
</services>
<behavior name="MyClientService.CustomValidator_Behavior">
<dataContractSerializer maxItemsInObjectGraph="2147483647" />
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true" />
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
<customBehaviorExtension_ClientService />
<serviceThrottling maxConcurrentCalls="2000" maxConcurrentSessions="2147483647" maxConcurrentInstances="2000" />
<serviceCredentials>
<clientCertificate>
<authentication certificateValidationMode="PeerOrChainTrust" />
</clientCertificate>
<userNameAuthentication userNamePasswordValidationMode="Custom" customUserNamePasswordValidatorType="My.Service.Implementation.Security.CustomUsernamePasswordValidator, My.Service.Implementation" />
</serviceCredentials>
<serviceAuthorization principalPermissionMode="Custom" serviceAuthorizationManagerType="My.Service.Implementation.Security.CustomServiceAuthorizationManager, My.Service.Implementation">
<authorizationPolicies>
<add policyType="My.Service.Implementation.Security.CustomAuthorizationPolicy_ClientService, My.Service.Implementation" />
</authorizationPolicies>
</serviceAuthorization>
</behavior>
Now I need to swtich to do this in code and this is what that looks like :
var endpoint = new System.ServiceModel.Description.ServiceEndpoint(System.ServiceModel.Description.ContractDescription.GetContract(typeof(IMyClientService)),
binding,
new EndpointAddress(endPointAddress));
endpoint.EndpointBehaviors.Add(new ProtoBuf.ServiceModel.ProtoEndpointBehavior());
serviceHost.AddServiceEndpoint(endpoint);
ServiceAuthorizationBehavior serviceAuthorizationBehavior = serviceHost.Description.Behaviors.Find<ServiceAuthorizationBehavior>();
if (serviceAuthorizationBehavior == null)
{
serviceAuthorizationBehavior = new ServiceAuthorizationBehavior();
serviceHost.Description.Behaviors.Add(serviceAuthorizationBehavior);
}
serviceAuthorizationBehavior.ExternalAuthorizationPolicies = new ReadOnlyCollection<IAuthorizationPolicy>(new IAuthorizationPolicy[] { new CustomAuthorizationPolicy_ClientService() });
((ServiceBehaviorAttribute)serviceHost.Description.Behaviors[typeof(ServiceBehaviorAttribute)]).MaxItemsInObjectGraph = 2147483647;
((ServiceBehaviorAttribute)serviceHost.Description.Behaviors[typeof(ServiceBehaviorAttribute)]).IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults = true;
ServiceThrottlingBehavior throttleBehavior = new ServiceThrottlingBehavior
{
MaxConcurrentCalls = 200,
MaxConcurrentInstances = 2147483647,
MaxConcurrentSessions = 2000,
};
serviceHost.Description.Behaviors.Add(throttleBehavior);
Console.WriteLine("Starting service...");
serviceHost.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Service started successfully (" + uri + ")");
return serviceHost;
}
catch(Exception ex)
In the IAuthorizationPolicy i set the principla like this just as before and it does break here :
var userContext = new UserContextOnService(new ClientIdentity { AuthenticationType = "regular", IsAuthenticated = true, Name = "username" }, currentAnvandare, LoginType.UsernamePassword);
userContext.OrbitToken = orbitToken;
evaluationContext.Properties["Principal"] = userContext;
SharedContext.Instance.AddUserContext(person.PersonId.ToString(), userContext);
The problem is that when I try to run this :
(UserContextOnService)Thread.CurrentPrincipal;
In the service method I get exception, the CurrentPrincipal is a WindowPrincipal?
I can get the correct Principal by using this code :
OperationContext.Current.ServiceSecurityContext.AuthorizationContext.Properties["Principal"]
But that would mean to change in MANY places where the context is fetched with just Thread.CurrentPrincipal.
I suspect that I have lost something in the configuration?
Edit : Have tried to set the Thread.CurrentPrincipal = userContext; in the Evaluate method but this does not help, the Thread.CurrentPrincipal if still a WindowsPrinciple? I suspect that the servicemethod is ending up on another thread then the one that executes the Evaluate.

When starting the service this needed to be set as well :
serviceAuthorizationBehavior.PrincipalPermissionMode = PrincipalPermissionMode.Custom;
serviceAuthorizationBehavior.ServiceAuthorizationManager = new CustomServiceAuthorizationManager();
This is done right above the following line :
serviceAuthorizationBehavior.ExternalAuthorizationPolicies = new ReadOnlyCollection<IAuthorizationPolicy>(new IAuthorizationPolicy[] { new CustomAuthorizationPolicy_ClientService() });

POST request to WCF REST (json) - WebException (400) bad request

I wanna upload a file to db by web Service (REST - WCF) but I have WebException (400) bad request, I read many solution but my code still not working!
.config
<system.serviceModel>
<bindings>
<webHttpBinding>
<!--Limits to 10MB-->
<binding name="ApiQuotaBinding"
maxReceivedMessageSize="1048576000"
maxBufferPoolSize="1048576000"
maxBufferSize="1048576000"
closeTimeout="00:03:00"
openTimeout="00:03:00"
receiveTimeout="00:03:00"
sendTimeout="00:03:00"
>
<readerQuotas maxDepth="32"
maxStringContentLength="104857600"
maxArrayLength="1048576000"
maxBytesPerRead="1048576000"
/>
<security mode="None" />
</binding>
</webHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<services>
<service name="TransferService">
<endpoint address=""
binding="webHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="ApiQuotaBinding"
contract="ITransferService"
behaviorConfiguration="webHttpBehavior"/>
<endpoint address="mex"
contract="IMetadataExchange"
binding="mexHttpBinding"/>
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<endpointBehaviors>
<behavior name="webHttpBehavior">
<webHttp/>
</behavior>
</endpointBehaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior >
<!--To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the values below to false before deployment-->
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" httpsGetEnabled="true" />
<!--To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes, set the value below to true. Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing exception information-->
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="false" />
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
this is my web method:
public Guid UploadFile(byte[] ByteStream)
{
Guid id = Guid.Empty;
//upload
using (RepoDbWave dbc = new RepoDbWave())
{
FileItem f = new FileItem();
var count_row = dbc.FileItems.Count(a => a.ID != Guid.Empty);
f.FileContent = ByteStream;
f.FileSize = f.FileContent.Length;
f.Time = DateTime.Now;
FileItem newItem = dbc.FileItems.Add(f);
dbc.SaveChanges();
id = newItem.ID;
}
return id;
}
and my request code:
private void btnUpload_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
OpenFileDialog open = new OpenFileDialog();
open.Filter = "Wave files (*.*)|*.*";
if (open.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
string WaveLocation = open.FileName;
txtUpload.Text = WaveLocation;
byte[] WavebyteArray = File.ReadAllBytes(WaveLocation);
///webClient//////////////////////////////////////////////
WebClient Proxy1 = new WebClient();
Proxy1.Headers["Content-type"] = "application/json";
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
DataContractJsonSerializer serializerToUplaod = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(byte[]));
serializerToUplaod.WriteObject(ms, WavebyteArray);
byte[] data = Proxy1.UploadData("http://localhost:1866/TransferService.svc/UploadFile", "POST", ms.ToArray());
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(data);
DataContractJsonSerializer obj = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(byte[]));
var guID = obj.ReadObject(stream);
lblUpload.Text = guID.ToString();
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
}

I think the problem is you are setting the content-type as application/json. But you are passing a byte array in the body. This might confuse the WCF. Instead of using content-type as json try using any stream.

Why Thread.CurrentPrincipal.Identity.IsAuthenticated is always false?

I have this WCF service and I'm trying to apply authentication and authorization mechanism in it.
It's my first time to do this, what I have is this web.config serviceModel tag for the service:
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<service name="RoleBasedServices.SecureServiceExternal" behaviorConfiguration="externalServiceBehavior">
<endpoint contract="AuthService.IService1" binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="wsHttpUsername" />
</service>
</services>
<bindings>
<wsHttpBinding>
<binding name="wsHttpUsername">
<security mode="Message">
<message clientCredentialType="UserName" negotiateServiceCredential="false" establishSecurityContext="false" />
</security>
</binding>
</wsHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior>
<!--To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the values below to false before deployment-->
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" httpsGetEnabled="true"/>
<!--To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes, set the value below to true. Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing exception information-->
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="false"/>
</behavior>
<behavior name="externalServiceBehavior">
<serviceAuthorization principalPermissionMode="UseAspNetRoles" />
<serviceCredentials>
<userNameAuthentication userNamePasswordValidationMode="MembershipProvider" />
<serviceCertificate findValue="RPKey" x509FindType="FindBySubjectName" storeLocation="LocalMachine" storeName="My"/>
</serviceCredentials>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<protocolMapping>
<add binding="basicHttpsBinding" scheme="https" />
</protocolMapping>
<serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true" multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true" />
What I want to do is very simple, I don't know if I need all this tags I'm just trying.
What I want to do is from the client side to add reference for the service and first call the MyLogin:
AuthService.Service1Client s = new AuthService.Service1Client();
s.Login();
Then call the other restricted method and let it be GetData:
s.GetData()
At service side in Login method, and only for test purposes, I'm doing this:
public void Login()
{
Thread.CurrentPrincipal = new GenericPrincipal(new GenericIdentity("Bob"), new[] { "Admin" });
FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie("BobUserName", false);
}
An the restricted method will be:
[PrincipalPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Role = "Admin")]
public void GetData()
{
return "Hello";
}
That all I have in service and client, what I'm missing?
Every time ,in debug, I check Thread.CurrentPrincipal in Login method I found Thread.CurrentPrincipal.Identity.IsAuthenticated equals true but even though when the client calls the GetData() method it's Access Denied.
PS: I'm using console application to do my tests does it make any difference ?
Thanks

Here is a very nice article that could possibly lead to a solution.
The general idea is that you have 2 object for the Principal.
HttpContext.Current.User and Thread.CurrentPrincipal. You are setting the Thread.CurrentPrincipal at the time HttpContext.Current.User is already instantiated and the role of it is left to default. You may want to try something like:
HttpContext.Current.User = new GenericPrincipal(new GenericIdentity("Bob"), new[] { "Admin" });

The reason calls to GetData() are denied is because WCF doesn't know anything about the Forms Authentication cookie that was set during Login().
It doesn't make a difference that you're a using console app. You could try the following approach.
Set the cookie in Login():
var cookie = FormsAuthentication.GetAuthCookie(username, true);
var ticket = FormsAuthentication.Decrypt(cookie.Value);
HttpContext.Current.User = new GenericPrincipal(new FormsIdentity(ticket), null);
FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name, true);
Then in your console app:
public static void TestLoginAndGetData()
{
var sharedCookie = string.Empty;
using (var client = new YourClient())
using (new OperationContextScope(client.InnerChannel))
{
client.Login("username", "password");
// get the cookie from the response
HttpResponseMessageProperty response = (HttpResponseMessageProperty)
OperationContext.Current.IncomingMessageProperties[
HttpResponseMessageProperty.Name];
sharedCookie = response.Headers["Set-Cookie"];
// add it to the request
HttpRequestMessageProperty request = new HttpRequestMessageProperty();
request.Headers["Cookie"] = sharedCookie;
OperationContext.Current.OutgoingMessageProperties[
HttpRequestMessageProperty.Name] = request;
var result = client.GetData();
Console.WriteLine(result);
}
}
You might also consider changing the return type of GetData() to string.

WCF Authentication - An error occurred when verifying security for the message

I have a problem connecting to my WCF service with clientCredentialType="UserName".
When I run the code below I get an error
FaultException: An error occurred when verifying security for the message.
When playing around with some of the binding values I also get Access is denied..
Fiddler says there is no authorization header and I cannot find the username or password in the request either.
Here are excerpts from my config:
<system.webServer>
<modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/>
</system.webServer>
<services>
<service name="InventoryServices.MobileAPI" behaviorConfiguration="customBehaviour">
<endpoint address=""
binding="basicHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="secureHttpBinding"
contract="InventoryServices.IMobileAPI"/>
<endpoint address="mex"
binding="mexHttpsBinding"
contract="IMetadataExchange" />
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="customBehaviour">
<serviceSecurityAudit auditLogLocation="Application" serviceAuthorizationAuditLevel="Failure" messageAuthenticationAuditLevel="Failure" suppressAuditFailure="true" />
<!-- To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the value below to false and remove the metadata endpoint above before deployment -->
<serviceMetadata httpsGetEnabled="true"/>
<!-- To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes, set the value below to true. Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing exception information -->
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true"/>
<serviceCredentials>
<userNameAuthentication userNamePasswordValidationMode="Custom"
customUserNamePasswordValidatorType="InventoryLibrary.Helpers.UserAuthentication,InventoryLibrary"/>
</serviceCredentials>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<serviceHostingEnvironment multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true" />
<bindings>
<basicHttpBinding>
<binding name="secureHttpBinding">
<security mode="TransportWithMessageCredential">
<transport clientCredentialType="Basic" proxyCredentialType="Basic" realm="MyRealm"/>
<message clientCredentialType="UserName" algorithmSuite="Default" />
</security>
</binding>
</basicHttpBinding>
</bindings>
My username/password validator looks like so:
public class UserAuthentication : UserNamePasswordValidator {
public override void Validate(string userName, string password) {
EntitiesContext db = new EntitiesContext();
db.Logs.Add(new DomainModels.Log() {
DateLogged = DateTime.Now,
Message = "hit auth",
Type = DomainModels.LogType.Info
});
db.SaveChanges();
try {
if (userName == "test" && password == "test123") {
Console.WriteLine("Authentic User");
}
}
catch (Exception ex) {
throw new FaultException("Unknown Username or Incorrect Password");
}
}
}
I have this as a simple test on my service:
[OperationContract]
[XmlSerializerFormat]
void Test();
[PrincipalPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Name = "test")]
public void Test() {
}
I have a self signed SSL certificate on my server and I can access my service/metadata.
Then I have added a service reference in a console application, and attempt to connect to the service with this code below:
class Program {
static void Main(string[] args) {
Stuff.InitiateSSLTrust();
BasicHttpBinding binding = new BasicHttpBinding();
binding.Security.Mode = BasicHttpSecurityMode.Transport;
binding.Security.Transport.Realm = "MyRealm";
ServiceReference1.MobileAPIClient serviceProxy = new ServiceReference1.MobileAPIClient(binding, new EndpointAddress("https://xx.xx.xx.xx/InventoryServices.MobileApi.svc"));
serviceProxy.ClientCredentials.UserName.UserName = "test";
serviceProxy.ClientCredentials.UserName.Password = "test123";
try {
var a = serviceProxy.Login("a", "b");
}
catch (Exception ex) {
var ex2 = ex;
}
}
}
public class Stuff {
public static void InitiateSSLTrust() {
try {
//Change SSL checks so that all checks pass
ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback =
new RemoteCertificateValidationCallback(
delegate { return true; }
);
}
catch (Exception ex) {
}
}
}
I've checked the event viewer on the server and this error appears with each request:
MessageSecurityException: Security processor was unable to find a security header in the message. This might be because the message is an unsecured fault or because there is a binding mismatch between the communicating parties. This can occur if the service is configured for security and the client is not using security.

You are specifying the client side to use BasicHttpSecurityMode.Transport whereas the service is expecting BasicHttpSecurityMode.TransportWithMessageCredential. This is a problem because the service is looking for the client credentials in the SOAP Message Header and the client will not send them with the binding configured this way.
Hence, this is why the username/password pair is not present in the Message Header as you are witnessing. So the event viewer was correct that there was a binding mismatch between the communicating parties.
Also set the ClientCredentialType on the client to BasicHttpMessageCredentialType.UserName for Message level security. By default BasicHttpBinding uses None which are anonymous clients.
Here's a code snippet describing the above changes:
var basicHttpBinding = new BasicHttpBinding(
BasicHttpSecurityMode.TransportWithMessageCredential);
basicHttpBinding.Security.Message.ClientCredentialType =
BasicHttpMessageCredentialType.UserName;

This can also be caused by the time being out of sync between client and server. If a certificate or signed token is invalid based off of time, the same An error occurred when verifying security for the message. message may be returned.

Just edit the .csproj file after adding the service reference and point these dependencies from 4.4.* to 4.6.*
<ItemGroup> <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceModel.Duplex" Version="4.6.*" />
<PackageReference Include="System.ServiceModel.Http" Version="4.6.*" />
<PackageReference Include="System.ServiceModel.NetTcp" Version="4.6.*" />
<PackageReference Include="System.ServiceModel.Security" Version="4.6.*" />
</ItemGroup>
and add this
binding.Security.Mode = System.ServiceModel.BasicHttpSecurityMode.TransportWithMessageCredential;
binding.Security.Message.ClientCredentialType = BasicHttpMessageCredentialType.UserName;

Binding in the client + WCF

I use visual studio 11 to add service (Add service Reference).
When I added the service Article, I have An articleClient with one constructor:
public RssArticleServiceClient(System.ServiceModel.Channels.Binding binding, System.ServiceModel.EndpointAddress remoteAddress) :
base(binding, remoteAddress) {
}
How can I use this constructor, i don't know which value of binding should I use??
Any example or sample please??
Merci
Best regards
I do this:
BasicHttpSecurityMode securitymode = BasicHttpSecurityMode.Transport; BasicHttpBinding binding = new BasicHttpBinding(securitymode); binding.MaxReceivedMessageSize = int.MaxValue; binding.MaxBufferSize = int.MaxValue; Uri uri = new Uri("adresse/RssArticleService.svc";); _clientArticles = new RssArticleServiceClient(binding, new EndpointAddress("adresse/RssArticleService.svc";)); var result=await _clientArticles.GetRssDataAsync("1", "fr");
And A cath this error:
**here was no endpoint listening at adresse/RssArticleService.svc that could accept the message. This is often caused by an incorrect address or SOAP**
What can i do, should i change the type of binding??

This is my implementation :
BasicHttpSecurityMode securitymode = HostSource.Scheme.Equals("https", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) ? BasicHttpSecurityMode.Transport : BasicHttpSecurityMode.None;
BasicHttpBinding binding = new BasicHttpBinding(securitymode);
binding.MaxReceivedMessageSize = int.MaxValue;
binding.MaxBufferSize = int.MaxValue;
Uri uri = new Uri(Application.Current.Host.Source, "../service.svc");
_client = new RssArticleServiceClient(binding, new EndpointAddress(uri))
EDIT : you need to add this in your web.config :
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<service name="namespace.RssArticleService"
behaviorConfiguration="RssArticleServiceBehavior">
<endpoint address=""
binding="basicHttpBinding"
contract="namespace.IRssArticleService"/>
</service>
</services>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="RssArticleServiceBehavior">
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" httpsGetEnabled="true" />
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true" />
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
<serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true" multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true"/>
</system.serviceModel>