Forms authentication: disable redirect to the login page

Question

I have an application that uses ASP.NET Forms Authentication. For the most part, it\'s working great, but I\'m trying to add support for a simple API via an .ashx file. I wa

Answer 1

ASP.NET 4.5 added the Boolean HttpResponse.SuppressFormsAuthenticationRedirect property.

public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
{
    Response.StatusCode = 401;
    Response.StatusDescription = "Authentication required";
    Response.SuppressFormsAuthenticationRedirect = true;
}