Check if user is authorized inside Action (ASP.NET MVC)

Question

There is user log in on home page in modal window using ajax (it uses method LogIn from User Controller)

[HttpPost]
[AjaxAction]
public ActionResult LogIn(UserModel user)
{
    if (ModelState.IsValid)
    {
        if (IsValid(user.Email, user.Password))
        {
            FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(user.Email, false);                 

            return Json(new { status = "OK", message = "Success" }, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
        }               
    }

    return Json(new { status = "ERROR", message = "Data is incorrect" }, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}

and if log in was successful, I do redirect on Task/Index page.
I would like to add check in Index action of Home Controller, if user already is authorized, redirect him to Task/Index, otherwise to show Index view of Home Controller.

I tried code below

public class HomeController : Controller
{

    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        if (User.Identity.IsAuthenticated)                
        {
            return Redirect("/Task/Index");

        }
        return View();

    }
}

but redirect works in any case. How to fix it?

When you say redirect works in any case, so the `IsAuthenticated` property is always true even when it's a completely new session? — Jamie Rees, Nov 30 '15 at 12:54
If User.Identity.IsAuthenticated is true means that your user is logged in, you have to log out — Bilel Chaouadi, Nov 30 '15 at 13:06

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 30 '15 at 12:58

2

public class HomeController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        if (Request.IsAuthenticated)                
        {
            return RedirectToAction("Index", "Task");
        }
        return View();
    }
}

answered Nov 30 '15 at 12:58

trashr0x

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Check if user is authorized inside Action (ASP.NET MVC)

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