public Status Authenticate(User user) { if (user == null) { throw new HttpResponseException(new HttpResponseMessage() { StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized, Content = new StringContent("Please provide the credentials.") }); } if (IdentityStore.IsValidUser(user)) { Token token = new Token(user.UserId, Request.GetClientIP()); return(new Status { Successeded = true, Token = token.Encrypt(), Message = "Successfully signed in." }); } else { throw new HttpResponseException(new HttpResponseMessage() { StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized, Content = new StringContent("Invalid user name or password.") }); } }