/// <summary>
/// Creates an identity cookie for our guest and returns their new identity
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public CookieIdentity SignInGuest()
{
//create the new anonymous identity
var authenticationIdentity = new CookieIdentity
{
RememberMe = false,
Email = CoreConstants.Authentication.GuestUserName,
HasUserProfile = false
};
//update the identity cookie
_cookieManager.Set(CoreConstants.Authentication.IdentityCookieName, authenticationIdentity.Encode(), DateTime.MaxValue);
//remove the current user from the http context
AppContext.RemoveFromHttpContext();
return(authenticationIdentity);
}
/// <summary>
/// Method should only be invoked for users who have just successfully logged into the site
/// </summary>
/// <param name="email">the email they logged in with (could be username or email address)</param>
public void SignIn(string email)
{
FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(email, true);
var authenticationIdentity = new CookieIdentity
{
RememberMe = true,
Email = email,
HasUserProfile = true,
};
_cookieManager.Set(
CoreConstants.Authentication.IdentityCookieName,
authenticationIdentity.Encode(),
authenticationIdentity.RememberMe ? DateTime.MaxValue : (DateTime?)null);
//remove the current user from the http context
AppContext.RemoveFromHttpContext();
}
