ASP.NET MVC: Restricting access using url

Question

The URL for the administration section of my website always starts with Admin/. Is it possible in ASP.NET MVC to restrict access to users by using this part of the

Answer 1

Found the answer in Steven Sanderson's book, Pro ASP.NET MVC Framework.

Put the following code in your web.config file.

This means for any URL matching ~/Admin/*, the application will deny access to unauthenticated visitors or any other visitors other than those with the role 'Administrator'.