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Re: Authentication Error while migration of .net web application from VS2012 (.net 4.0) to VS2019 (.net 4.7.2)project

15-Jun-20 0:47

Then you either haven't enabled Windows Authentication, or you haven't disabled Anonymous Authentication.

Check your settings in web.config - you should have both:

XML

<system.web>
    <authentication mode="Windows" />
    <authorization>
        <deny users="?" />
    </authorization>
</system.web>

and:

XML

<system.webServer>
    <security>
        <authentication>
            <windowsAuthentication enabled="true" />
            <basicAuthentication enabled="true" />
            <anonymousAuthentication enabled="false" />
        </authentication>
    </security>
</system.webServer>

NB: You may need to "unlock" the authentication section to be able to configure it. In IIS Manager, it's under "Feature Delegation". If you're using IIS Express, you'll need to edit the applicationhost.config file in the .vs\config hidden folder.

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Rohith PH15-Jun-20 20:45

Re: Authentication Error while migration of .net web application from VS2012 (.net 4.0) to VS2019 (.net 4.7.2)project

15-Jun-20 20:45

I checked with this code with empty web Form to check if authentication is working .
I received this error ,even after configuring the applicationHost.config (handler = Allow).Could you please help with this

Error:

"HTTP Error 500.19 - Internal Server Error
The requested page cannot be accessed because the related configuration data for the page is invalid.

Detailed Error Information:
Module WindowsAuthenticationModule
Notification AuthenticateRequest
Handler PageHandlerFactory-Integrated-4.0
Error Code 0x80070021
Config Error This configuration section cannot be used at this path. This happens when the section is locked at a parent level. Locking is either by default (overrideModeDefault="Deny"), or set explicitly by a location tag with overrideMode="Deny" or the legacy allowOverride="false".
Config File \\?\C:\Users\rharishpr\source\repos\WebApplication3\web.config
Requested URL https://localhost:44386/WebForm1.aspx
Physical Path C:\Users\rharishpr\source\repos\WebApplication3\WebForm1.aspx
Logon Method Not yet determined
Logon User Not yet determined

Config Source:
18: <authentication>
19: <windowsauthentication enabled="true">
20: <basicauthentication enabled="true">
"

Method used to check Windows authentication part:

" protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Response.Write("Application code executed using ");
Response.Write(System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name + "
");

Response.Write("Is User Authenticated: ");
Response.Write(User.Identity.IsAuthenticated.ToString() + "
");

Response.Write("Authentication Type, if Authenticated: ");
Response.Write(User.Identity.AuthenticationType + "
");

Response.Write("User Name, if Authenticated: ");
Response.Write(User.Identity.Name + "
");

}
"
Web.config:

"

<configuration>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true" targetframework="4.7.2">
<httpruntime targetframework="4.7.2">
<authentication mode="Windows">
<authorization>
<deny users="?">

<system.webserver>
<security>
<authentication>
<windowsauthentication enabled="true">
<basicauthentication enabled="true">
<anonymousauthentication enabled="false">

<system.codedom>
<compilers>
<compiler language="c#;cs;csharp" extension=".cs" type="Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform.CSharpCodeProvider, Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform, Version=2.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" warninglevel="4" compileroptions="/langversion:default /nowarn:1659;1699;1701">
<compiler language="vb;vbs;visualbasic;vbscript" extension=".vb" type="Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform.VBCodeProvider, Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform, Version=2.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" warninglevel="4" compileroptions="/langversion:default /nowarn:41008 /define:_MYTYPE=\"Web\" /optionInfer+">

"

modified 16-Jun-20 3:33am.

Richard Deeming15-Jun-20 22:24

Re: Authentication Error while migration of .net web application from VS2012 (.net 4.0) to VS2019 (.net 4.7.2)project

15-Jun-20 22:24

Quote:
This configuration section cannot be used at this path. This happens when the section is locked at a parent level. Locking is either by default (overrideModeDefault="Deny"), or set explicitly by a location tag with overrideMode="Deny" or the legacy allowOverride="false".

The error message is pretty clear that you haven't "unlocked" the authentication sections.

It looks like you're using IIS Express, so you'll have to edit the applicationhost.config file in the hidden .vs\Project_Name\config folder within your solution.

Open the file in a text editor and search for the following lines:

XML

<section name="anonymousAuthentication" overrideModeDefault="Deny" />
<section name="basicAuthentication" overrideModeDefault="Deny" />
<section name="windowsAuthentication" overrideModeDefault="Deny" />

On each line, change "Deny" to "Allow". Save the changes and try running your project again.

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Rohith PH15-Jun-20 22:56

Re: Authentication Error while migration of .net web application from VS2012 (.net 4.0) to VS2019 (.net 4.7.2)project

15-Jun-20 22:56

I had set that to Allow in C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\Config\applicationHost.config
"

"
Still i'm getting the same Error(I'm using windows 10(FYI)).

Richard Deeming15-Jun-20 23:35

Re: Authentication Error while migration of .net web application from VS2012 (.net 4.0) to VS2019 (.net 4.7.2)project

15-Jun-20 23:35

You are using IIS Express. You need to edit the applicationHost.config file in your solution folder.

There's a hidden folder called .vs within your solution folder. Inside that will be a folder with the same name as your project. Within that will be a folder called config. The applicationHost.config file you need to edit is in there.

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Rohith PH16-Jun-20 1:02

Re: Authentication Error while migration of .net web application from VS2012 (.net 4.0) to VS2019 (.net 4.7.2)project

16-Jun-20 1:02

Thanks a lot. It worked.For the Authentication snippet which i tested.

But in my project the isAuthenticated is returning "false" ,i thought my project had the same as snippet code issue but here even after configuring everything showing error and authentication is failing. Should we add our name somewhere so that isAuthenticated returns "TRUE"

Richard Deeming16-Jun-20 1:10

Re: Authentication Error while migration of .net web application from VS2012 (.net 4.0) to VS2019 (.net 4.7.2)project

16-Jun-20 1:10

If Windows authentication is enabled, and anonymous authentication is disabled and anonymous users blocked, then unauthenticated requests shouldn't be able to reach your application. There must be something else going on.

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Rohith PH16-Jun-20 1:31

Re: Authentication Error while migration of .net web application from VS2012 (.net 4.0) to VS2019 (.net 4.7.2)project

16-Jun-20 1:31

okay

Will there be any file related to "windows integrated security" to be enabled as Project specific like applicationHost.config

Richard Deeming16-Jun-20 2:29

Re: Authentication Error while migration of .net web application from VS2012 (.net 4.0) to VS2019 (.net 4.7.2)project

16-Jun-20 2:29

If you've unlocked it in applicationHost.config and enabled it in web.config - making sure to disable anonymous authentication as well - then it should just work.

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Rohith PH16-Jun-20 23:40

Re: Authentication Error while migration of .net web application from VS2012 (.net 4.0) to VS2019 (.net 4.7.2)project

16-Jun-20 23:40

Yes did that. Yet Context.Request.IsAuthenticated is returning false even after the changes in applicationHost.config of the project

Richard Deeming16-Jun-20 23:49

Re: Problem with serial port

16-Jun-20 23:49

There there's something else going on that I can't see. I've done this dozens of times; with the changes to applicationHost.config and web.config, it just works.

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Problem with serial port

DanTheBest14-Jun-20 5:48

DanTheBest

14-Jun-20 5:48

Hi,
i'm trying to print to an epson esc/pos printer using vb.net.
trying opening the serial post (the name is correct, i can see it dubuging) the execution goes in exception whith the error "Il nome specificato non inizia con COM/com o non si risolve in una porta seriale valida.Nome parametro: portName ParamName=portName"
This is my configuration code:
ADRPort = New System.IO.Ports.SerialPort(GLOBAL_DisplayCOMTkt, _
19200, _
Parity.None, _
8, _
StopBits.One)
...
...
...
...
If (ADRPort.IsOpen) Then
ADRPort.Close()
End If

If Not ADRPort.IsOpen Then
ADRPort.PortName = GLOBAL_DisplayCOMTkt
ADRPort.DtrEnable = False
ADRPort.RtsEnable = False
ADRPort.BaudRate = 19200
ADRPort.DataBits = 8
ADRPort.Parity = Parity.None
ADRPort.StopBits = StopBits.One
ADRPort.Handshake = Handshake.None
ADRPort.ReadTimeout = 2000
ADRPort.Open()
End If
Thanks for any support you can supply....
Fabio

OriginalGriff14-Jun-20 8:27

OriginalGriff

14-Jun-20 8:27

The error message is pretty explicit: "Invalid port name"

Quote:
The specified name does not begin with COM / com or does not resolve to a valid serial port. Parameter name: portName ParamName = portName "

So use the debugger, and look at exactly what you are setting the PortName property to: GLOBAL_DisplayCOMTkt has a value, but we have no idea what it is - and we can't do that for you!

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How To Write And Comsume An Async Method

Kevin Marois12-Jun-20 6:47

12-Jun-20 6:47

I have code in my DAL that I want to call from the UI asynchronously in my WPF app. I think I have this right, but I'd like to get your opinion.

DAL Interface

public interface IDAL
{
    Task<List<ReportData>> GetReportData(ReportArgsEntity args);
}

DAL

public class MyDAL : IDAL
{
    public Task<List<ReportData>> GetReportData(ReportArgsEntity args)
    {
        var t = Task.Factory.StartNew(() => 
        {
            List<ReportData> results = new List<ReportData>();

            // Get report data here

            return results;
        });

        return t;
    }
}

BL Interface

public interface IBL
{
    Task<List<ReportData>> GetReportData(ReportArgsEntity args);
}

public class MyBL : IBL
{
    IDAL _dal;
    public MyBL()
    {
        _dal = new MyDAL();
    }
    public Task<List<ReportData>> GetReportData(ReportArgsEntity args)
    {
        return _dal.GetReportData(args);
    }
}

View Model

public class MyViewModel
{
    IBL _bizLayer;

    public MyViewModel()
    {
        _bizLayer = new MyBL();
    }

    private async void RunReport()
    {
        var args = new ReportArgsEntity()
        {
            // Set properties here
        };

        var reportData = await _bizLayer.GetReportData(args);

        // When the data comes back, show he report
    }
}

If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind.
Ya can't fix stupid.

Richard Deeming12-Jun-20 8:09

12-Jun-20 8:09

I'm not convinced by that Task.Factory.StartNew call.

First of all, you should really be using Task.Run instead:
Task.Run vs Task.Factory.StartNew | .NET Parallel Programming[^]

But unless that code is CPU-bound, you've not really gained much. Most data access code is going to be IO-bound, so it should be using the async version of whatever methods you're using to load the data.

For example, if you're using a SqlCommand to load the data:
SqlConnection.OpenAsync(CancellationToken) Method (System.Data.SqlClient) | Microsoft Docs[^]
SqlCommand.ExecuteReaderAsync Method (System.Data.SqlClient) | Microsoft Docs[^]
SqlDataReader.ReadAsync(CancellationToken) Method (System.Data.SqlClient) | Microsoft Docs[^]

public async Task<List<ReportData>> GetReportData(ReportArgsEntity args)
{
    // Make sure we're not blocking the UI thread:
    await Task.Yield().ConfigureAwait(false);
    
    using (var connection = new SqlConnection("..."))
    using (var command = new SqlCommand("...", connection))
    {
       await connection.OpenAsync();
       
       using (var reader = await command.ExecuteReaderAsync(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection))
       {
           var results = new List<ReportData>();
           
           while (await reader.ReadAsync())
           {
               ...
           }
           
           return results;
       }
    }
}

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- Homer

Kevin Marois12-Jun-20 9:54

12-Jun-20 9:54

Richard Deeming wrote:
First of all, you should really be using Task.Run instead:

I thought Task.Run and Task.Factory.StartNew do basically the same thing?

I'm using Linq To SQL

If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind.
Ya can't fix stupid.

Richard Deeming14-Jun-20 23:44

DataContext.GetCommand(IQueryable) Method (System.Data.Linq) | Microsoft Docs[^]
DataContext.Translate Method (System.Data.Linq) | Microsoft Docs[^]

14-Jun-20 23:44

As Stephen said in the blog post, Task.Run is equivalent to:

Task.Factory.StartNew(someAction, CancellationToken.None, TaskCreationOptions.DenyChildAttach, TaskScheduler.Default);

It is possible to get proper async support in LINQ to SQL, although it's not perfect. For example:

public static async Task<List<T>> ToListAsync(this IQueryable<T> query, DbContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
{
    if (query is null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(query));
    if (context is null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
    
    using (var command = (SqlCommand)context.GetCommand(query))
    {
        await command.Connection.OpenAsync(cancellationToken);
        
        using (var reader = await command.ExecuteReaderAsync(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection, cancellationToken))
        {
            return _context.Translate<T>(reader).ToList();
        }
    }
}

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- Homer

Kevin Marois15-Jun-20 7:31

15-Jun-20 7:31

Richard Deeming wrote:
using (var reader = await command.ExecuteReaderAsync(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection, cancellationToken))
{
return _context.Translate<T>(reader).ToList();
}

OK, so I'm using Linq to SQL. What more can I do to make the method async? The Command has the ExecuteReaderAsync method, but my Linq to SQL code won't have any of that. For example:

public Task<List<ReportData>> GetReportData(ReportArgsEntity args)
{
    var t = Task.Run(() => 
    {
        var results = new List<ReportData>();

        using (var dc = GetDataContecxt())
        {
            results = (from c in dc.Companies
                        join ih in dc.InvoiceHeaders on c.Id equals ih.CustomerId
                        join id in dc.InvoiceDetails on ih.Id equals id.HeaderId
                        where c.Completed
                        select new ReportData
                        {
                            // Add data to properties here
                        }).ToList();
        }

        return results;
    });

    return t;
}

If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind.
Ya can't fix stupid.

Richard Deeming15-Jun-20 7:38

15-Jun-20 7:38

Use the extension method from my previous post. For example:

public async Task<List<ReportData>> GetReportData(ReportArgsEntity args)
{
    // Move the execution off the UI thread:
    await Task.Yield().ConfigureAwait(false);
    
    var query = from c in dc.Companies
                join ih in dc.InvoiceHeaders on c.Id equals ih.CustomerId
                join id in dc.InvoiceDetails on ih.Id equals id.HeaderId
                where c.Completed
                select new ReportData
                {
                    // Add data to properties here
                };
    
    return await query.ToListAsync(dc);
}

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer

Kevin Marois15-Jun-20 7:41

15-Jun-20 7:41

I see.

The whole reason I'm asking is that right now all of the code is on the UI thread. But we're going to be moving the BL & DAL to Controllers in an ASP.Net Web API. So the UI will need to fire & forget each call and await the results.

Given that, and other that what we've already discussed, any reason this wouldn't work?

If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind.
Ya can't fix stupid.

Richard Deeming15-Jun-20 7:50

15-Jun-20 7:50

The Web API action can be async, so this code will just work as-is. You might want to drop the Task.Yield line though, since you're not worried about blocking the UI thread.

The client code can make async requests to the web API - how easy that is will depend on which library you're using to call it. Using async and await will ensure that the UI thread isn't blocked whilst you're waiting for a response from the network.

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer

Kevin Marois15-Jun-20 9:01