I want to use the RequireHttpsAttribute to prevent unsecured HTTP requests from being sent to an action method.
C#
[RequireHttps] //apply to all actions in controller
public class SomeController
{
[RequireHttps] //apply to this action only
public ActionResult SomeAction()
{
...
}
}
VB
<RequireHttps()> _
Public Class SomeController
<RequireHttps()> _
Public Function SomeAction() As ActionResult
...
End Function
End Class
Unfortunately, ASP.NET Development Server doesn't support HTTPS.
How can I make my ASP.NET MVC application use RequireHttps when published to the production environment, but not when run on my development workstation on the ASP.NET Development Server?
This won't help if you run Release builds on your development workstation, but conditional compilation could do the job...
#if !DEBUG
[RequireHttps] //apply to all actions in controller
#endif
public class SomeController
{
//... or ...
#if !DEBUG
[RequireHttps] //apply to this action only
#endif
public ActionResult SomeAction()
{
}
}
In Visual Basic, attributes are technically part of the same line as the definition they apply to. You can't put conditional compilation statements inside a line, so you're forced to write the function declaration twice - once with the attribute, and once without. It does work, though, if you don't mind the ugliness.
#If Not Debug Then
<RequireHttps()> _
Function SomeAction() As ActionResult
#Else
Function SomeAction() As ActionResult
#End If
...
End Function
Several people have mentioned deriving from RequireHttpsAttribute
without providing an example, so here's one for you. I think that this approach would be much cleaner than the conditional compilation approach, and it would be my preference in your position.
DISCLAIMER: I haven't tested this code, even a little bit, and my VB is fairly rusty. All I know is that it compiles. I wrote it based on the suggestions of spot, queen3, and Lance Fisher. If it doesn't work, it should at least convey the general idea, and give you starting point.
Public Class RemoteRequireHttpsAttribute
Inherits System.Web.Mvc.RequireHttpsAttribute
Public Overrides Sub OnAuthorization(ByVal filterContext As _
System.Web.Mvc.AuthorizationContext)
If IsNothing(filterContext) Then
Throw New ArgumentNullException("filterContext")
End If
If Not IsNothing(filterContext.HttpContext) AndAlso _
filterContext.HttpContext.Request.IsLocal Then
Return
End If
MyBase.OnAuthorization(filterContext)
End Sub
End Class
Basically, the new attribute just quits out instead of running the default SSL authorization code, if the current request is local (that is, you're accessing the site through localhost). You can use it like this:
<RemoteRequireHttps()> _
Public Class SomeController
<RemoteRequireHttps()> _
Public Function SomeAction() As ActionResult
...
End Function
End Class
Much cleaner! Provided my un-tested code actually works.