Cookie authentication is not working in ASP.NET Core application

Question

I am trying to develop a project in .NET Core 3.1. I am trying to implement cookie based authentication in my project. My login function is:

[HttpPost]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public async Task<IActionResult> Login(UserLoginModel userModel)
{
    if (!ModelState.IsValid)
    {
        return View(userModel);
    }

    if (userModel.Email == "[email protected]" && userModel.Password == "123")
    {
        var identity = new ClaimsIdentity(IdentityConstants.ApplicationScheme);
        identity.AddClaim(new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, "User Id"));
        identity.AddClaim(new Claim(ClaimTypes.Name, "User Name"));

        var principal = new ClaimsPrincipal(identity);

        await HttpContext.SignInAsync(IdentityConstants.ApplicationScheme, principal);

        return RedirectToAction(nameof(HomeController.Index), "Home");
    }
    else
    {
        ModelState.AddModelError("", "Invalid UserName or Password");
        return View();
    }
}

To implement cookie based authentication, I put the below code in my ConfigureService method of Startup class:

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
    services.AddControllersWithViews();

    services.Configure<CookiePolicyOptions>(options =>
    {
        // This lambda determines whether user consent for non-essential cookies is needed for a given request.  
        options.CheckConsentNeeded = context => true;
        options.MinimumSameSitePolicy = SameSiteMode.None;
    });

    services.AddAuthentication(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme)
        .AddCookie(options =>
        {
            options.Cookie.Name = "_auth";
            options.Cookie.HttpOnly = true;
            options.LoginPath = new PathString("/account/login");
            options.LogoutPath = new PathString("/account/logout");
            options.AccessDeniedPath = new PathString("/account/login");
            options.ExpireTimeSpan = TimeSpan.FromDays(1);
            options.SlidingExpiration = false;
        });

    services.AddMvc().SetCompatibilityVersion(CompatibilityVersion.Latest);
}

And the configure method of Startup class is:

public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
{
    app.UseStaticFiles();
    app.UseRouting();

    app.UseAuthentication();
    app.UseAuthorization();

    app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
    {
        endpoints.MapControllerRoute(
            name: "default",
            pattern: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");
    });
}

But the problem is each time I try to login, the below exception occur in below code of login action method.

await HttpContext.SignInAsync(IdentityConstants.ApplicationScheme, principal)

The exception occured is given below:

InvalidOperationException: No sign-in authentication handler is registered for the scheme 'Identity.Application'. The registered sign-in schemes are: Cookies. Did you forget to call AddAuthentication().AddCookies("Identity.Application",...)? Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AuthenticationService.SignInAsync(HttpContext context, string scheme, ClaimsPrincipal principal, AuthenticationProperties properties) _01_AuthenticationDemo.Controllers.AccountController.Login(UserLoginModel userModel) in AccountController.cs + await HttpContext.SignInAsync(IdentityConstants.ApplicationScheme, principal);

Can anyone give me suggestion to solve the problem.

This question is the first question that has a feasible solution — User2012384

Fei Han Fei Han · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-09T06:23:43

No sign-in authentication handler is registered for the scheme 'Identity.Application'. The registered sign-in schemes are: Cookies.

Please sepcify it with CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme, like below.

if (userModel.Email == "[email protected]" && userModel.Password == "123")
{
    var identity = new ClaimsIdentity(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme);
    identity.AddClaim(new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, "User Id"));
    identity.AddClaim(new Claim(ClaimTypes.Name, "User Name"));

    var principal = new ClaimsPrincipal(identity);

    await HttpContext.SignInAsync(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme, principal);

    return RedirectToAction(nameof(HomeController.Index), "Home");
}

For more information, please check: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/cookie?view=aspnetcore-3.1#create-an-authentication-cookie

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Cookie authentication is not working in ASP.NET Core application

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