public ActionResult Index(Login login)
            {
                // UserStore and UserManager manages data retreival. 
                UserStore<IdentityUser> userStore = new UserStore<IdentityUser>();
                UserManager<IdentityUser> manager = new UserManager<IdentityUser>(userStore);
                IdentityUser identityUser = manager.Find(login.UserName,
                                                                 login.Password);

                if (ModelState.IsValid)
                {
                    if (ValidLogin(login))
                    {
                        IAuthenticationManager authenticationManager
                                               = HttpContext.GetOwinContext().Authentication;
                        authenticationManager
                       .SignOut(DefaultAuthenticationTypes.ExternalCookie);

                        var identity = new ClaimsIdentity(new[] {
                                            new Claim(ClaimTypes.Name, login.UserName),
                                        },
                                            DefaultAuthenticationTypes.ApplicationCookie,
                                            ClaimTypes.Name, ClaimTypes.Role);
                        // SignIn() accepts ClaimsIdentity and issues logged in cookie.  
                        authenticationManager.SignIn(new AuthenticationProperties
                        {
                            IsPersistent = false
                        }, identity);
                        return RedirectToAction("SecureArea", "Home");
                    }
                }
                return View();
            }
        bool ValidLogin(Login login)
        {
            UserStore<IdentityUser> userStore = new UserStore<IdentityUser>();
            UserManager<IdentityUser> userManager = new UserManager<IdentityUser>(userStore)
            {
                UserLockoutEnabledByDefault = true,
                DefaultAccountLockoutTimeSpan = new TimeSpan(0, 10, 0),
                MaxFailedAccessAttemptsBeforeLockout = 3
            };
            var user = userManager.FindByName(login.UserName);

            if (user == null)
                return false;

            // User is locked out. 
            if (userManager.SupportsUserLockout && userManager.IsLockedOut(user.Id))
                return false;

            // Validated user was locked out but now can be reset. 
            if (userManager.CheckPassword(user, login.Password)
                    && userManager.IsEmailConfirmed(user.Id))
            {
                if (userManager.SupportsUserLockout
                 && userManager.GetAccessFailedCount(user.Id) > 0)
                {
                    userManager.ResetAccessFailedCount(user.Id);
                }
            }
            // Login is invalid so increment failed attempts. 
            else {
                bool lockoutEnabled = userManager.GetLockoutEnabled(user.Id);
                if (userManager.SupportsUserLockout && userManager.GetLockoutEnabled(user.Id))
                {
                    userManager.AccessFailed(user.Id);
                    return false;
                }
            }
            return true;
        }