Override AuthorizeAttribute with Policy in aspnet core

Question

Using ASP.NET 5 I've implemented a policy with a requirement that I'd like to apply to most but not all methods within a controller. For the other methods I just want to verify that the current user is authenticated. Is there a way to do this, or do I need to add the [Authorize(Policy="MyPolicy")] to each method individually, instead of on the class?

e.g. I'd like this (but I have lots more methods that should be authorized with the policy):

[ApiController]
[Authorize(Policy="MyPolicy")]
[Route("api/DoStuff")]
public class MyController : ControllerBase
{ 

    // this one is authorized by MyPolicy, based on the class Authorize attribute
    [HttpGet("foo")]
    public GetFoo() 
    {
    }

    // this one is authorized by MyPolicy, based on the class Authorize attribute
    [HttpGet("bah")]
    public GetBah() 
    {
    }

    // This one I just want to check they're authenticated, not enforce "MyPolicy"
    [Authorize] 
    [HttpGet("anybody")]
    public GetForAnybody() 
    {
    }
}

I think in .net webapi I could do this sort of thing with OverrideAuthorizationAttribute.

It's possible by adding custom attributes derived from `AuthorizeAttribute`. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/55529414/968003 — Alex Klaus, Mar 17 '23 at 00:40

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 25 '21 at 03:24

As far as I know, Asp.net Core doesn't support the OverrideAuthorizationAttribute, and it not suggest to override the controller authorize attribute. You can check this thread.

So, in your scenario, I think the best workaround is change your code as below:

[ApiController]
[Authorize]
[Route("api/DoStuff")]
public class MyController : ControllerBase
{ 

    // this one is authorized by MyPolicy, based on the class Authorize attribute
    [HttpGet("foo")]
    [Authorize(Policy="MyPolicy")]
    public GetFoo() 
    {
    }

    // this one is authorized by MyPolicy, based on the class Authorize attribute
    [HttpGet("bah")]
    [Authorize(Policy="MyPolicy")]
    public GetBah() 
    {
    }

    // This one I just want to check they're authenticated, not enforce "MyPolicy"
    //[Authorize]   //since the controller already set the Authorize attribute, there is no need to add it in the action method.
    [HttpGet("anybody")]
    public GetForAnybody() 
    {
    }

    // everybody could access
    [AllowAnonymous]  //By using the `[AllowAnonymous]` attribute, you can restrict the controller and then allow anonymous access to specific actions.
    [HttpGet("everybody")]
    public GetForEverybody() 
    {
    }
}

Override AuthorizeAttribute with Policy in aspnet core

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