/// <summary>
/// Authenticate via a token.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="token">The token to authenticate.</param>
/// <returns>authentication status success/failure</returns>
public static bool Authenticate(string token)
{
InventoryDatabaseEntities db = new InventoryDatabaseEntities();
byte[] data = Convert.FromBase64String(token);
string decoded = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(data);
string[] userPass = decoded.Split(':');
string username = userPass[0];
Models.User user = db.Users.Where(u => u.userName == username).First();
Debug.WriteLine(username + " : " + userPass[1]);
if (user.authDate.HasValue && (DateTime.Now - user.authDate.Value).TotalMinutes < 30)
{
if (userPass[1] == user.authToken)
{
user.authDate = DateTime.Now;
db.SaveChanges();
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
public static string generateToken(string username)
{
InventoryDatabaseEntities db = new InventoryDatabaseEntities();
Models.User user = db.Users.Where(u => u.userName == username).First();
string token = Convert.ToBase64String(Guid.NewGuid().ToByteArray());
user.authToken = token;
user.authDate = DateTime.Now;
db.SaveChanges();
return token;
}