public override void OnAuthorization(HttpActionContext actionContext)
{
if (actionContext.Request.Headers.Authorization == null)
{
actionContext.Response = actionContext.Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized);
}
else
{
string authenticationToken = actionContext.Request.Headers.Authorization.Parameter;
string decodedAuthenticationToken = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(
Convert.FromBase64String(authenticationToken));
string[] usernamePasswordArray = decodedAuthenticationToken.Split(':');
string username = usernamePasswordArray[0];
string password = usernamePasswordArray[1];
UserNameCollection userNameCollection = UserNameCollection.GetInstance();
if (userNameCollection.Login(username, password))
{
Thread.CurrentPrincipal = new GenericPrincipal(
new GenericIdentity(username), null);
}
else
{
actionContext.Response = actionContext.Request
.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized);
}
}
}
//singleton pattern used for this class
public static UserNameCollection GetInstance()
{
if (instance == null)
{
instance = new UserNameCollection();
}
return(instance);
}