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C# SignalR2 receive online user list from server

I have created a chat using SignalR2. The client and server itself works fine. Now, I'm trying to implement a 'users online' function. The server code seems about right, but I'm struggling to make the client receive the data that the server pushes back to the client.
This is the server code below:
public static List<string> Users = new List<string>();
public void Send(string name, string message)
{
// Call the broadcastMessage method to update clients.
Clients.All.broadcastMessage(name, message);
Clients.All.addMessage(name, message);
}
public void SendUserList(List<string> users)
{
var context = GlobalHost.ConnectionManager.GetHubContext<chatHub>();
context.Clients.All.updateUserList(users);
}
public override Task OnConnected()
{
string clientId = GetClientId();
//if (Users.IndexOf(clientId) == -1)
//{
Users.Add(clientId);
//}
SendCount(Users.Count);
return base.OnConnected();
}
public override Task OnDisconnected(bool stopCalled)
{
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Disconnected");
SendCount(Users.Count);
return base.OnDisconnected(stopCalled);
}
private string GetClientId()
{
string clientId = "";
if (Context.QueryString["clientId"] != null)
{
// clientId passed from application
clientId = this.Context.QueryString["clientId"];
}
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(clientId.Trim()))
{
clientId = Context.ConnectionId;
}
return clientId;
}
public void SendCount(int count)
{
// Call the addNewMessageToPage method to update clients.
var context = GlobalHost.ConnectionManager.GetHubContext<chatHub>();
context.Clients.All.updateUsersOnlineCount(count);
}
Below is the client code for connecting / receiving messages:
public static async void ConnectAsync(RadChat ChatInternal)
{
ChatInternal.Author = new Author(null, Varribles.Agent);
var querystringData = new Dictionary<string, string>();
querystringData.Add("clientId", Varribles.Agent);
Connection = new HubConnection(ServerURI, querystringData);
HubProxy = Connection.CreateHubProxy("chatHub");
//Handle incoming event from server: use Invoke to write to console from SignalR's thread
HubProxy.On<string, string>("AddMessage", (name, message) =>
ChatInternal.Invoke((Action)(() =>
Backend.GET.Messages(ChatInternal)
)));
try
{
await Connection.Start();
Backend.GET.Messages(ChatInternal);
}
catch (System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException)
{
//No connection: Don't enable Send button or show chat UI
return;
}
}
Now, my question is, how can I retrieve the 'Users' list from the server?
Thanks in advance

Authenticate users in Asp .net Web API

I'm writing API which will be consumed by mobile devices and I want to secure this API end points.
User authentication details is provide by another application called User Manger API (another project which contains user details).
How to make use of ASP.NET Identity framework Authorization and other features to secure my API endpoints while getting the user data from the User manager API ?

The question is a bit broad; basically you are looking for a strategy to authenticate and authorise a client for a web api (dotnet core or normal framework?) using a different existing API (is that API in your control, can you modify it if needed?)
If you can modify both, id say look through StackOverflow and Google for JWT tokens, OAuth and identity server.

1- you can implement an attribute and decorate your api controller.
2- you can implement and register a global filter inside your asp.net's app_start (and make sure you are registering filters in your global.asax).
3- you can do what #Roel-Abspoel mentions implement Identity Server in your User Manager API and have your client talk to it and get the token, then your API talk to it to validate the token.
There are other ways, but i will keep this short and sweet.
Here is an example using an attribute:
using System;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Security.Claims;
using System.Security.Principal;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Web.Http;
using System.Web.Http.Filters;
namespace myExample
{
public class ExternalAuthenticationAttribute : IAuthenticationFilter
{
public virtual bool AllowMultiple
{
get { return false; }
}
public Task AuthenticateAsync(HttpAuthenticationContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
{
// get request + authorization headers
HttpRequestMessage request = context.Request;
AuthenticationHeaderValue authorization = request.Headers.Authorization;
// check for username and password (regardless if it was validated on the client, server should check)
// this will only accept Basic Authorization
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(authorization.Parameter) || authorization.Scheme != "Basic")
{
// Authentication was attempted but failed. Set ErrorResult to indicate an error.
context.ErrorResult = new AuthenticationFailureResult("Missing credentials", request);
return null;
}
var userNameAndPasword = GetCredentials(authorization.Parameter);
if (userNameAndPasword == null)
{
// Authentication was attempted but failed. Set ErrorResult to indicate an error.
context.ErrorResult = new AuthenticationFailureResult("Could not get credentials", request);
return null;
}
// now that we have the username + password call User manager API
var client = new HttpClient();
// POST USERNAME + PASSWORD INSIDE BODY, not header, not query string. ALSO USE HTTPS to make sure it is sent encrypted
var response = AuthenticateAgainstUserMapagerApi1(userNameAndPasword, client);
// THIS WILL WORK IN .NET CORE 1.1. ALSO USE HTTPS to make sure it is sent encrypted
//var response = AuthenticateAgainstUserMapagerApi2(client, userNameAndPasword);
// parse response
if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
context.ErrorResult = new AuthenticationFailureResult("Invalid username or password", request);
}
else
{
var readTask = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
var content = readTask.Result;
context.Principal = GetPrincipal(content); // if User manager API returns a user principal as JSON we would
}
return null;
}
//private static HttpResponseMessage AuthenticateAgainstUserMapagerApi2(HttpClient client, Tuple<string, string> userNameAndPasword)
//{
// client.SetBasicAuthentication(userNameAndPasword.Item1, userNameAndPasword.Item2);
// var responseTask = client.GetAsync("https://your_user_manager_api_URL/api/authenticate");
// return responseTask.Result;
//}
private static HttpResponseMessage AuthenticateAgainstUserMapagerApi1(Tuple<string, string> userNameAndPasword, HttpClient client)
{
var credentials = new
{
Username = userNameAndPasword.Item1,
Password = userNameAndPasword.Item2
};
var responseTask = client.PostAsJsonAsync("https://your_user_manager_api_URL/api/authenticate", credentials);
var response = responseTask.Result;
return response;
}
public IPrincipal GetPrincipal(string principalStr)
{
// deserialize principalStr and return a proper Principal instead of ClaimsPrincipal below
return new ClaimsPrincipal();
}
private static Tuple<string, string> GetCredentials(string authorizationParameter)
{
byte[] credentialBytes;
try
{
credentialBytes = Convert.FromBase64String(authorizationParameter);
}
catch (FormatException)
{
return null;
}
try
{
// make sure you use the proper encoding which match client
var encoding = Encoding.ASCII;
string decodedCredentials;
decodedCredentials = encoding.GetString(credentialBytes);
int colonIndex = decodedCredentials.IndexOf(':');
string userName = decodedCredentials.Substring(0, colonIndex);
string password = decodedCredentials.Substring(colonIndex + 1);
return new Tuple<string, string>(userName, password);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return null;
}
}
public Task ChallengeAsync(HttpAuthenticationChallengeContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
}
public class AuthenticationFailureResult : IHttpActionResult
{
public AuthenticationFailureResult(string reasonPhrase, HttpRequestMessage request)
{
ReasonPhrase = reasonPhrase;
Request = request;
}
public string ReasonPhrase { get; private set; }
public HttpRequestMessage Request { get; private set; }
public Task<HttpResponseMessage> ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
{
return Task.FromResult(Execute());
}
private HttpResponseMessage Execute()
{
HttpResponseMessage response = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized);
response.RequestMessage = Request;
response.ReasonPhrase = ReasonPhrase;
return response;
}
}
}
use the attribute on your API class like this, which will call User Manager API each time PurchaseController is accessed:
[ExternalAuthenticationAttribute]
public class PurchaseController : ApiController

ServiceStack ServerSentEvents restrict access to channel

In my ServiceStack app I would like to deny access to channels for unauthorized users - so even the join event would not fire for an unauthorized client. I am using custom auth provider that does not interact with the DB and is very minimalistic for now (mainly for testing purposes)
public class RoomsAuthProvider : CredentialsAuthProvider
{
private int userId = 0;
public RoomsAuthProvider(AppSettings appSettings) : base(appSettings)
{
}
public RoomsAuthProvider()
{
}
public override bool TryAuthenticate(IServiceBase authService,
string userName, string password)
{
if (password == "ValidPassword")
{
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
public override IHttpResult OnAuthenticated(IServiceBase authService,
IAuthSession session, IAuthTokens tokens,
Dictionary<string, string> authInfo)
{
//Fill IAuthSession with data you want to retrieve in the app eg:
session.FirstName = "some_firstname_from_db";
//...
//Call base method to Save Session and fire Auth/Session callbacks:
return base.OnAuthenticated(authService, session, tokens, authInfo);
//session.CreatedAt = DateTime.Now;
//session.DisplayName = "CustomDisplayName" + userId;
//session.IsAuthenticated = true;
//session.UserAuthName = session.UserName;
//session.UserAuthId = userId.ToString();
//Interlocked.Increment(ref userId);
//authService.SaveSession(session, SessionExpiry);
//return null;
}
}
Main service piece:
[Authenticate]
public class ServerEventsService : Service
{
...
}
sidenote - I have tried overriding the default DisplayUsername to not be username1...usernameN but no luck. My client code is
var client = new ServerEventsClient("http://localhost:1337/", "home")
{
OnConnect = OnConnect,
OnCommand = HandleIncomingCommand,
OnMessage = HandleIncomingMessage,
OnException = OnException,
OnHeartbeat = OnHeartbeat
}.Start();
client.Connect().Wait();
var authResponse = client.Authenticate(new Authenticate
{
provider = "credentials",
UserName = "test#gmail.com",
Password = "p#55w0rd",
RememberMe = true,
});
client.ServiceClient.Post(new PostChatToChannel
{
Channel = "home", // The channel we're listening on
From = client.SubscriptionId, // Populated after Connect()
Message = "Hello, World!",
});
Even if I skip the authenticate call the other clients will still get onJoin command about not authenticated client when it tries to do an unauthorized post (and get an error). Also when I intentionally do multiple unauthorized users counter grows - assigned username becomes username2, username3 and so on - how can I disable unauthorized users COMPLETELY? Marking my DTOs with Authenticate also didn't change anything. Any ideas are welcome as well as crytics as I'm new to ServiceStack and would like to implement the best practices.

There's already an option to limit access to authenticated users only with:
Plugins.Add(new ServerEventsFeature {
LimitToAuthenticatedUsers = true
});

How to get error message returned by DotNetOpenAuth.OAuth2 on client side?

I'm using ExchangeUserCredentialForToken function to get the token from the Authorization server. It's working fine when my user exists in my databas, but when the credentials are incorect I would like to send back a message to the client. I'm using the following 2 lines of code to set the error message:
context.SetError("Autorization Error", "The username or password is incorrect!");
context.Rejected();
But on the client side I'm getting only protocol error (error 400). Can you help me how can I get the error message set on the server side on the authorization server?
The full app config from the Authorization server:
using Constants;
using Microsoft.Owin;
using Microsoft.Owin.Security;
using Microsoft.Owin.Security.Cookies;
using Microsoft.Owin.Security.Infrastructure;
using Microsoft.Owin.Security.OAuth;
using Owin;
using System;
using System.Collections.Concurrent;
using System.Linq;
using System.Security.Claims;
using System.Security.Principal;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using AuthorizationServer.Entities;
using AuthorizationServer.Entities.Infrastructure.Abstract;
using AuthorizationServer.Entities.Infrastructure.Concrete;
namespace AuthorizationServer
{
public partial class Startup
{
private IEmployeeRepository Repository;
public void ConfigureAuth(IAppBuilder app)
{
//instanciate the repository
Repository = new EmployeeRepository();
// Enable Application Sign In Cookie
app.UseCookieAuthentication(new CookieAuthenticationOptions
{
AuthenticationType = "Application",
AuthenticationMode = AuthenticationMode.Passive,
LoginPath = new PathString(Paths.LoginPath),
LogoutPath = new PathString(Paths.LogoutPath),
});
// Enable External Sign In Cookie
app.SetDefaultSignInAsAuthenticationType("External");
app.UseCookieAuthentication(new CookieAuthenticationOptions
{
AuthenticationType = "External",
AuthenticationMode = AuthenticationMode.Passive,
CookieName = CookieAuthenticationDefaults.CookiePrefix + "External",
ExpireTimeSpan = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
});
// Enable google authentication
app.UseGoogleAuthentication();
// Setup Authorization Server
app.UseOAuthAuthorizationServer(new OAuthAuthorizationServerOptions
{
AuthorizeEndpointPath = new PathString(Paths.AuthorizePath),
TokenEndpointPath = new PathString(Paths.TokenPath),
ApplicationCanDisplayErrors = true,
#if DEBUG
AllowInsecureHttp = true,
#endif
// Authorization server provider which controls the lifecycle of Authorization Server
Provider = new OAuthAuthorizationServerProvider
{
OnValidateClientRedirectUri = ValidateClientRedirectUri,
OnValidateClientAuthentication = ValidateClientAuthentication,
OnGrantResourceOwnerCredentials = GrantResourceOwnerCredentials,
OnGrantClientCredentials = GrantClientCredetails
},
// Authorization code provider which creates and receives authorization code
AuthorizationCodeProvider = new AuthenticationTokenProvider
{
OnCreate = CreateAuthenticationCode,
OnReceive = ReceiveAuthenticationCode,
},
// Refresh token provider which creates and receives referesh token
RefreshTokenProvider = new AuthenticationTokenProvider
{
OnCreate = CreateRefreshToken,
OnReceive = ReceiveRefreshToken,
}
});
// indicate our intent to use bearer authentication
app.UseOAuthBearerAuthentication(new OAuthBearerAuthenticationOptions
{
AuthenticationType = "Bearer",
AuthenticationMode = Microsoft.Owin.Security.AuthenticationMode.Active
});
}
private Task ValidateClientRedirectUri(OAuthValidateClientRedirectUriContext context)
{
if (context.ClientId == Clients.Client1.Id)
{
context.Validated(Clients.Client1.RedirectUrl);
}
else if (context.ClientId == Clients.Client2.Id)
{
context.Validated(Clients.Client2.RedirectUrl);
}
return Task.FromResult(0);
}
private Task ValidateClientAuthentication(OAuthValidateClientAuthenticationContext context)
{
string clientname;
string clientpassword;
if (context.TryGetBasicCredentials(out clientname, out clientpassword) ||
context.TryGetFormCredentials(out clientname, out clientpassword))
{
employee Employee = Repository.GetEmployee(clientname, clientpassword);
if (Employee != null)
{
context.Validated();
}
else
{
context.SetError("Autorization Error", "The username or password is incorrect!");
context.Rejected();
}
}
return Task.FromResult(0);
}
private Task GrantResourceOwnerCredentials(OAuthGrantResourceOwnerCredentialsContext context)
{
var identity = new ClaimsIdentity(new GenericIdentity(context.UserName, OAuthDefaults.AuthenticationType), context.Scope.Select(x => new Claim("urn:oauth:scope", x)));
context.Validated(identity);
return Task.FromResult(0);
}
private Task GrantClientCredetails(OAuthGrantClientCredentialsContext context)
{
var identity = new ClaimsIdentity(new GenericIdentity(context.ClientId, OAuthDefaults.AuthenticationType), context.Scope.Select(x => new Claim("urn:oauth:scope", x)));
context.Validated(identity);
return Task.FromResult(0);
}
private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, string> _authenticationCodes =
new ConcurrentDictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
private void CreateAuthenticationCode(AuthenticationTokenCreateContext context)
{
context.SetToken(Guid.NewGuid().ToString("n") + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("n"));
_authenticationCodes[context.Token] = context.SerializeTicket();
}
private void ReceiveAuthenticationCode(AuthenticationTokenReceiveContext context)
{
string value;
if (_authenticationCodes.TryRemove(context.Token, out value))
{
context.DeserializeTicket(value);
}
}
private void CreateRefreshToken(AuthenticationTokenCreateContext context)
{
context.SetToken(context.SerializeTicket());
}
private void ReceiveRefreshToken(AuthenticationTokenReceiveContext context)
{
context.DeserializeTicket(context.Token);
}
}
}

After hours of searching the web and reading blobs, and the owin documentation, I have found a way to return a 401 for a failed login attempt.
I realize adding the header below is a bit of a hack, but I could not find any way to read the IOwinContext.Response.Body stream to look for the error message.
First of all, In the OAuthAuthorizationServerProvider.GrantResourceOwnerCredentials I used SetError() and added a Headers to the response
context.SetError("Autorization Error", "The username or password is incorrect!");
context.Response.Headers.Add("AuthorizationResponse", new[] { "Failed" });
Now, you have a way to differentiate between a 400 error for a failed athentication request, and a 400 error caused by something else.
The next step is to create a class that inherits OwinMiddleware. This class checks the outgoing response and if the StatusCode == 400 and the Header above is present, it changes the StatucCode to 401.
public class InvalidAuthenticationMiddleware : OwinMiddleware
{
public InvalidAuthenticationMiddleware(OwinMiddleware next)
: base(next)
{
}
public override async Task Invoke(IOwinContext context)
{
await Next.Invoke(context);
if (context.Response.StatusCode == 400 && context.Response.Headers.ContainsKey("AuthorizationResponse"))
{
context.Response.Headers.Remove("AuthorizationResponse");
context.Response.StatusCode = 401;
}
}
}
The last thing to do is in your Startup.Configuration method, register the class you just created. I registered it before I did anything else in the method.
app.Use<InvalidAuthenticationMiddleware>();

Here is a full solution, using Jeff's concepts in conjunction with my original post.
1) Setting the error message in the context
If you call context.Rejected() after you have set the error message, then the error message is removed (see example below):
context.SetError("Account locked",
"You have exceeded the total allowed failed logins. Please try back in an hour.");
context.Rejected();
You will want to remove the context.Rejected() from your Task. Please note the definitions of the Rejected and SetError methods are:
Rejected:
Marks this context as not validated by the application. IsValidated and HasError become false as a result of calling.
SetError:
Marks this context as not validated by the application and assigns various error information properties. HasError becomes true and IsValidated becomes false as a result of calling.
Again, by calling the Rejected method after you set the error, the context will be marked as not having an error and the error message will be removed.
2) Setting the status code of the response: Using Jeff's example, with a bit of a spin on it.
Instead of using a magic string, I would create a global property for setting the tag for the status code. In your static global class, create a property for flagging the status code (I used X-Challenge, but you of course could use whatever you choose.) This will be used to flag the header property that is added in the response.
public static class ServerGlobalVariables
{
//Your other properties...
public const string OwinChallengeFlag = "X-Challenge";
}
Then in the various tasks of your OAuthAuthorizationServerProvider, you will add the tag as the key to a new header value in the response. Using the HttpStatusCode enum in conjunction with you global flag, you will have access to all of the various status codes and you avoid a magic string.
//Set the error message
context.SetError("Account locked",
"You have exceeded the total allowed failed logins. Please try back in an hour.");
//Add your flag to the header of the response
context.Response.Headers.Add(ServerGlobalVariables.OwinChallengeFlag,
new[] { ((int)HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized).ToString() });
In the customer OwinMiddleware, you can search for the flag in the header using the global variable:
//This class handles all the OwinMiddleware responses, so the name should
//not just focus on invalid authentication
public class CustomAuthenticationMiddleware : OwinMiddleware
{
public CustomAuthenticationMiddleware(OwinMiddleware next)
: base(next)
{
}
public override async Task Invoke(IOwinContext context)
{
await Next.Invoke(context);
if (context.Response.StatusCode == 400
&& context.Response.Headers.ContainsKey(
ServerGlobalVariables.OwinChallengeFlag))
{
var headerValues = context.Response.Headers.GetValues
(ServerGlobalVariables.OwinChallengeFlag);
context.Response.StatusCode =
Convert.ToInt16(headerValues.FirstOrDefault());
context.Response.Headers.Remove(
ServerGlobalVariables.OwinChallengeFlag);
}
}
}
Finally, as Jeff pointed out, you have to register this custom OwinMiddleware in your Startup.Configuration or Startup.ConfigureAuth method:
app.Use<CustomAuthenticationMiddleware>();
Using the above solution, you can now set the status codes and a custom error message, like the ones shown below:
Invalid user name or password
This account has exceeded the maximum number of attempts
The email account has not been confirmed
3) Extracting the error message from the ProtocolException
In the client application, a ProtocolException will need to be caught and processed. Something like this will give you the answer:
//Need to create a class to deserialize the Json
//Create this somewhere in your application
public class OAuthErrorMsg
{
public string error { get; set; }
public string error_description { get; set; }
public string error_uri { get; set; }
}
//Need to make sure to include Newtonsoft.Json
using Newtonsoft.Json;
//Code for your object....
private void login()
{
try
{
var state = _webServerClient.ExchangeUserCredentialForToken(
this.emailTextBox.Text,
this.passwordBox.Password.Trim(),
scopes: new string[] { "PublicProfile" });
_accessToken = state.AccessToken;
_refreshToken = state.RefreshToken;
}
catch (ProtocolException ex)
{
var webException = ex.InnerException as WebException;
OAuthErrorMsg error =
JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<OAuthErrorMsg>(
ExtractResponseString(webException));
var errorMessage = error.error_description;
//Now it's up to you how you process the errorMessage
}
}
public static string ExtractResponseString(WebException webException)
{
if (webException == null || webException.Response == null)
return null;
var responseStream =
webException.Response.GetResponseStream() as MemoryStream;
if (responseStream == null)
return null;
var responseBytes = responseStream.ToArray();
var responseString = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(responseBytes);
return responseString;
}
I have tested this and it works perfectly in VS2013 Pro with 4.5!!
(please note, I did not include all the necessary namespaces or the additional code since this will vary depending on the application: WPF, MVC, or Winform. Also, I didn't discuss error handling, so you will want to make sure to implement proper error handling throughout your solution.)

Jeff's solution does not work for me, but when I use OnSendingHeaders it works fine:
public class InvalidAuthenticationMiddleware : OwinMiddleware
{
public InvalidAuthenticationMiddleware(OwinMiddleware next) : base(next) { }
public override async Task Invoke(IOwinContext context)
{
context.Response.OnSendingHeaders(state =>
{
var response = (OwinResponse)state;
if (!response.Headers.ContainsKey("AuthorizationResponse") && response.StatusCode != 400) return;
response.Headers.Remove("AuthorizationResponse");
response.StatusCode = 401;
}, context.Response);
await Next.Invoke(context);
}
}

How to authenticate WPF Client request to ASP .NET WebAPI 2

I just created an ASP .NET MVC 5 Web API project and added the Entity Framework model and other things to get it working with ASP. NET Identity.
Now I need to create a simple authenticated request to the standard method of that API out there from the WPF Client app.
ASP .NET MVC 5 Web API code
[Authorize]
[RoutePrefix("api/Account")]
public class AccountController : ApiController
// GET api/Account/UserInfo
[HostAuthentication(DefaultAuthenticationTypes.ExternalBearer)]
[Route("UserInfo")]
public UserInfoViewModel GetUserInfo()
{
ExternalLoginData externalLogin = ExternalLoginData.FromIdentity(User.Identity as ClaimsIdentity);
return new UserInfoViewModel
{
UserName = User.Identity.GetUserName(),
HasRegistered = externalLogin == null,
LoginProvider = externalLogin != null ? externalLogin.LoginProvider : null
};
}
WPF Client code
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
client.BaseAddress = new Uri("http://localhost:22678/");
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(
new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json")); // It tells the server to send data in JSON format.
}
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
Test();
}
private async void Test( )
{
try
{
var response = await client.GetAsync("api/Account/UserInfo");
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode(); // Throw on error code.
var data = await response.Content.ReadAsAsync<UserInfoViewModel>();
}
catch (Newtonsoft.Json.JsonException jEx)
{
// This exception indicates a problem deserializing the request body.
MessageBox.Show(jEx.Message);
}
catch (HttpRequestException ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
finally
{
}
}
}
It seems like it is connecting to the host and I am getting the correct error. That is ok.
Response status code does not indicate success: 401 (Unauthorized).
The main problem that I am not sure how to send username and password using WPF Client...
(Guys, I am not asking whether I have to encrypt it and use Auth Filter over API method implementations. I will do this for sure later...)
I heard that I have to send username and password in the header request... but I don't know how it can be done by using HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
Thanks for any clue!
P.S. Have I replace HttpClient with WebClient and use Task (Unable to authenticate to ASP.NET Web Api service with HttpClient)?

You can send over the current logged on user like so:
var handler = new HttpClientHandler();
handler.UseDefaultCredentials = true;
_httpClient = new HttpClient(handler);
then you can create your own authorization filter
public class MyAPIAuthorizationFilter : ActionFilterAttribute
{
public override void OnActionExecuting(HttpActionContext actionContext)
{
//perform check here, perhaps against AD group, or check a roles based db?
if(success)
{
base.OnActionExecuting(actionContext);
}
else
{
var msg = string.Format("User {0} attempted to use {1} but is not a member of the AD group.", id, actionContext.Request.Method);
throw new HttpResponseException(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized)
{
Content = new StringContent(msg),
ReasonPhrase = msg
});
}
}
}
then use [MyAPIAuthorizationFilter] on each action in your controller that you want to secure.