CrowdSSO sso = new CrowdSSO("https://server/crowd/", "example_app_name", "z2Ndj8RxMQik%Ruf^Hs0!WO7j#");
    
    [HttpPost, ValidateInput(false)]
    public ActionResult Login(UserLogin model)
    {
        try
        {
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {

                HttpStatusCode authorised = sso.Authenticate(model.username, model.password);

                switch (authorised)
                {
                    case HttpStatusCode.OK:
                        UserDetail UserDetail = new UserDetail();

                        UserDetail = sso.UserDetail(model.username);
                        
                        FormsAuthenticationTicket ticket = new FormsAuthenticationTicket(
                              1,                                     // ticket version
                              model.username,                        // authenticated username
                              DateTime.Now,                          // issueDate
                              DateTime.Now.AddDays(30),              // expiryDate
                              true,                                  // true to persist across browser sessions
                              UserDetail.ToString(),                 // serialise a UserDetail object
                              FormsAuthentication.FormsCookiePath    // the path for the cookie
                        );

                        // Encrypt the ticket using the machine key
                        string encryptedTicket = FormsAuthentication.Encrypt(ticket);

                        // Add the cookie to the request to save it
                        HttpCookie cookie = new HttpCookie(FormsAuthentication.FormsCookieName, encryptedTicket);
                        cookie.HttpOnly = true;
                        Response.Cookies.Add(cookie);


                        //Send them on their way
                        return RedirectToAction("Index", "Overview", new { area = "Dashboard" });

                    case HttpStatusCode.NotFound:
                        ModelState.AddModelError("", "Your username or password is incorrect...");
                        return View(model);

                    default:
                        //If it's not OK or a Bad Request then something went wrong
                        ModelState.AddModelError("", "There is currently an issue connecting to the server");
                        return View(model);
                }             
            }   
            else
            {
                return View(model);
            }

        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            ModelState.AddModelError("", ex.Message);
            return View(model);
        }


    }