Trouble accessing .NET 2.0 Membership stuff from HTTP Module

[lanem]

I am trying to create an HTTP module to run on ASP.NET 2.0. The module needs
to check to see if the user is authenticated with the .net 2.0 membership
stuff. I am trying this:

If application.Context.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated Then
app.Context.Response.Write("user authenticated")
End If

I get a "Object Reference not set to an instance of anobject." error on
application.Context.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated.

I am always getting an error. Does anyone have any suggestions? Do I need
to configure anything special for the module? Thanks.

[Brock Allen]

You should look into handling the PostAuthenticateRequest event instead.
That way you don't have ordering issues with the other modules during the
AuthenticateRequest event.

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

I am trying to create an HTTP module to run on ASP.NET 2.0. The
module needs to check to see if the user is authenticated with the
.net 2.0 membership stuff. I am trying this:

If application.Context.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated Then
app.Context.Response.Write("user authenticated")
End If
I get a "Object Reference not set to an instance of anobject." error
on application.Context.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated.

I am always getting an error. Does anyone have any suggestions? Do I
need to configure anything special for the module? Thanks.

[lanem]

Thanks. That fixed it.

"Brock Allen" wrote:

You should look into handling the PostAuthenticateRequest event instead.
That way you don't have ordering issues with the other modules during the
AuthenticateRequest event.

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen

I am trying to create an HTTP module to run on ASP.NET 2.0. The
module needs to check to see if the user is authenticated with the
.net 2.0 membership stuff. I am trying this:

If application.Context.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated Then
app.Context.Response.Write("user authenticated")
End If
I get a "Object Reference not set to an instance of anobject." error
on application.Context.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated.

I am always getting an error. Does anyone have any suggestions? Do I
need to configure anything special for the module? Thanks.