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HttpSecureCookie, A Way to Encrypt Cookies with ASP.NET 2.0

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3 Apr 2006Ms-PL4 min read 519.9K   4.2K   112  
Discussing how to encode and tamper-proof text and cookies using the MachineKey, by using reflection
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" %>
<%@ Assembly Name="AdamTibi.Web.Security" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="AdamTibi.Web.Security" %>

<html>
<head runat="server">
</head>
<body>

<%
    HttpCookie cookie = new HttpCookie("UserName", "Terminator");
    cookie.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddYears(30);
    
    // Encoding the cookie then tamering it before decoding.
    HttpCookie encodedCookie = HttpSecureCookie.Encode(cookie, CookieProtection.Validation);
    Response.Write("Cookie value after encode with CookieProtection.Validation:<br />" + encodedCookie.Value + "<br /><br />");

    // Tampering
    encodedCookie.Value = encodedCookie.Value.Replace("X", "Y");

    HttpCookie decodedCookie;
    try {
        decodedCookie = HttpSecureCookie.Decode(encodedCookie, CookieProtection.Validation);
    }
    catch (InvalidCypherTextException ex) {
        Response.Write("unable to decode the cookie: " + ex.Message);
    }
    // This line will never be reached because the cookie is tampered with.
 %>

</body>

</html>

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