CoupleSessionAndFormsAuth.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using WebMatrix.WebData;
using System.Web.Routing;

namespace Mvc4WithAuthentication.Auth
{
    public class CoupleSessionAndFormsAuth : ActionFilterAttribute
    {
        /* Occurs before the controller action is executed
         * Verifies one of two sitations:
         *   1. If the user is authenticated, the username in the session matches the username in the forms authentication token
         *   2. If the user does not have a forms authentication token, their session should not include any identity information, like a username
         * If any of these cases are violated, then the user will be logged out, their session will be destoryed, and they will be redirected to the login page
         * The following conditions will allow the user to reach the controller action:
         *   1. They do not have a forms auth token, and their session does not contain identity information
         *   2. They have a forms auth token, their session contains an identity, and the usernames match in both the forms auth token and the session
         */
        public override void OnActionExecuting(ActionExecutingContext filterContext)
        {
            //Grab the username from the session. returns null or the username
            String username = (String)filterContext.HttpContext.Session["UserName"];
            
            if (!WebSecurity.Initialized)
            {
                //clear the session
                filterContext.HttpContext.Session.Abandon();
                //redirect to the login page if not already going there
                if (!(filterContext.Controller is AccountController && filterContext.ActionDescriptor.ActionName.ToLower() == "login"))
                {
                    filterContext.Result = new RedirectToRouteResult(new RouteValueDictionary { { "action", "Login" }, { "controller", "Account" } });
                }
            }
            //If the user is authenticated, compare the usernames in the session and forms auth cookie
            //WebSecurity.Initialized is true
            else if (WebSecurity.IsAuthenticated)
            {
                //Do the usernames match?
                if (username == null || username != WebSecurity.CurrentUserName)
                {
                    //If not, log the user out and clear their session
                    WebSecurity.Logout();
                    filterContext.HttpContext.Session.Abandon();
                    //redirect to the login page
                    filterContext.Result = new RedirectToRouteResult(new RouteValueDictionary { { "action", "Login" }, { "controller", "Account" } });
                }
            }
            //If the user is not authenticated, but the session contains a username
            //WebSecurity.Initialized is true
            //WebSecurity.IsAuthenticated is false
            else if (username != null)
            {
                //log the user out (just in case) and clear the session
                WebSecurity.Logout();
                filterContext.HttpContext.Session.Abandon();
                //redirect to the login page
                filterContext.Result = new RedirectToRouteResult(new RouteValueDictionary { { "action", "Login" }, { "controller", "Account" } });
            }

            base.OnActionExecuting(filterContext);
        }
        
    }
}