I'm getting an error while trying to login to SharePoint 2013 using Identity Server 4, this is the error "This method can only be called after the authentication event at System.Web.HttpRequest.get_LogonUserIdentity() +258".
The error happens when I host the identity server mvc core app on IIS. when run it from the Visual Studio, it works fine. can someone advise or help.
Edited:
This is the SignIn action in the Account Controller
[HttpGet]
public async Task<IActionResult> Login(string returnUrl)
{
var vm = await _account.BuildLoginViewModelAsync(returnUrl);
if (vm.IsExternalLoginOnly)
{
// only one option for logging in
return await ExternalLogin(vm.ExternalProviders.First().AuthenticationScheme, returnUrl);
}
if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Request.Query["culture"])) ViewBag.QueryString = Request.QueryString.Value.Replace("&culture=en", "").Replace("&culture=ar", "") + "&culture=" + Request.Query["culture"];
else ViewBag.QueryString = Request.QueryString.Value.Replace("&culture=en", "").Replace("&culture=ar", "") + "&culture=en";
return View(vm);
}
[HttpPost]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public async Task<IActionResult> Login(LoginInputModel model)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
// validate username/password against in-memory store
if (_users.CheckPassword(model.Username, model.Password))
{
AuthenticationProperties props = null;
// only set explicit expiration here if persistent.
// otherwise we reply upon expiration configured in cookie middleware.
if (AccountOptions.AllowRememberLogin && model.RememberLogin)
{
props = new AuthenticationProperties
{
IsPersistent = true,
ExpiresUtc = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.Add(AccountOptions.RememberMeLoginDuration)
};
};
// issue authentication cookie with subject ID and username
var user = _users.Find(model.Username);
await HttpContext.Authentication.SignInAsync(user.SubjectId, user.UserName, props);
// deleteCookie();
// HttpContext.Response.Cookies.Append("FedAuth", "", new CookieOptions() { Expires = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-1) });
// make sure the returnUrl is still valid, and if yes - redirect back to authorize endpoint
if (_interaction.IsValidReturnUrl(model.ReturnUrl))
{
return Redirect(model.ReturnUrl);
}
return Redirect("~/");
}
ModelState.AddModelError("", AccountOptions.InvalidCredentialsErrorMessage);
}
ViewBag.QueryString = Request.QueryString.Value;
// something went wrong, show form with error
var vm = await _account.BuildLoginViewModelAsync(model);
return View(vm);
}
This is the full Error details
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<title>This method can only be called after the authentication event.</title>
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<span><h1>Server Error in '/' Application.<hr width="100%" size="1" color="silver"></h1>
<h2> <i>This method can only be called after the authentication event.</i> </h2></span>
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<b> Description: </b>An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
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<b> Exception Details: </b>System.InvalidOperationException: This method can only be called after the authentication event.<br><br>
<b>Source Error:</b> <br><br>
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An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.</code>
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<b>Stack Trace:</b> <br><br>
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[InvalidOperationException: This method can only be called after the authentication event.]
System.Web.HttpRequest.get_LogonUserIdentity() +5017679
Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationRuntime.SPRequestModuleData.GetRequestData(HttpContext context, String virtualPath, Boolean allowCreate) +203
Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationRuntime.SPRequestModule.InitContextWeb(HttpContext context, SPWeb web) +140
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.SPControl.SPWebEnsureSPControl(HttpContext context) +842
Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SPUtility.RedirectValidateInternal(String url, SPWeb web, HttpContext context, Boolean isTrusted) +301
Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SPUtility.DetermineRedirectUrl(String urlProposed, SPRedirectFlags flags, HttpContext context, SPWeb overrideWeb, String queryString, String& urlRedirect) +736
Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SPUtility.Redirect(String url, SPRedirectFlags flags, HttpContext context, String queryString) +77
Microsoft.SharePoint.IdentityModel.SPFederationAuthenticationModule.OnSignedIn(EventArgs eventArgs) +579
Microsoft.IdentityModel.Web.WSFederationAuthenticationModule.SignInWithResponseMessage(HttpRequest request) +736
Microsoft.IdentityModel.Web.WSFederationAuthenticationModule.OnAuthenticateRequest(Object sender, EventArgs args) +324
Microsoft.SharePoint.IdentityModel.SPFederationAuthenticationModule.OnAuthenticateRequest(Object sender, EventArgs eventArgs) +139
System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +142
System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +92
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<b>Version Information:</b> Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.6.1087.0
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[InvalidOperationException]: This method can only be called after the authentication event.
at System.Web.HttpRequest.get_LogonUserIdentity()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationRuntime.SPRequestModuleData.GetRequestData(HttpContext context, String virtualPath, Boolean allowCreate)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationRuntime.SPRequestModule.InitContextWeb(HttpContext context, SPWeb web)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.SPControl.SPWebEnsureSPControl(HttpContext context)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SPUtility.RedirectValidateInternal(String url, SPWeb web, HttpContext context, Boolean isTrusted)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SPUtility.DetermineRedirectUrl(String urlProposed, SPRedirectFlags flags, HttpContext context, SPWeb overrideWeb, String queryString, String& urlRedirect)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SPUtility.Redirect(String url, SPRedirectFlags flags, HttpContext context, String queryString)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.IdentityModel.SPFederationAuthenticationModule.OnSignedIn(EventArgs eventArgs)
at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Web.WSFederationAuthenticationModule.SignInWithResponseMessage(HttpRequest request)
at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Web.WSFederationAuthenticationModule.OnAuthenticateRequest(Object sender, EventArgs args)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.IdentityModel.SPFederationAuthenticationModule.OnAuthenticateRequest(Object sender, EventArgs eventArgs)
at System.Web.HttpApplication.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute()
at System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously)
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ReleaseandDebug, so I suggest you clean your project, and try to run it locally withRelease? And check the configuration differences betweenReleaseandDebug– moritzg