protected override Task <HttpResponseMessage> SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
{
#region Task5
// TODO: Find if a header ‘ApiKey’ exists, and if it does, check the database to determine if the given API Key is valid
// Then authorise the principle on the current thread using a claim, claimidentity and claimsprinciple
if (request.Headers.TryGetValues("ApiKey", out IEnumerable <string> headerValues))
{
if (UserDatabaseAccess.UserExists(new Guid(headerValues.FirstOrDefault()), out User user))
{
UserDatabaseAccess.Log("User Requested " + request.RequestUri.ToString(), headerValues.First());
var claims = new List <Claim>();
claims.Add(new Claim(ClaimTypes.Name, user.UserName));
claims.Add(new Claim(ClaimTypes.Role, user.Role.ToString()));
claims.Add(new Claim(ClaimTypes.Authentication, user.ApiKey));
ClaimsIdentity identity = new ClaimsIdentity("ApiKey");
identity.AddClaims(claims);
ClaimsPrincipal principle = new ClaimsPrincipal();
principle.AddIdentity(new ClaimsIdentity(identity));
Thread.CurrentPrincipal = principle;
}
}
return(base.SendAsync(request, cancellationToken));
#endregion
}