Authorize attribute for ajax requests in asp.net MVC 4

Question

I have an action method and posting to it using ajax like this:

 $.ajax({
                    url: \"/GetSearchCriteria\",
                    type: \"GET\",         


        

Answer 1

Add AttributeUsage to your class:

[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method | AttributeTargets.Class,
                AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = true)]
public class AjaxAuthorizeAttribute : AuthorizeAttribute { ... }

Answer 2

Please make sure you don't have a regular [Authorize] attribute on the Controller level.

Because if so, your custom [AjaxAuthorize] won't be hit.