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Sign In Without Specifying Tenant

Normally, ASP.NET Zero uses tenant information in login transactions. This document shows you how to implement tenant information independent login.

Important Note: Your user's email addresses have to be unique to implement this solution. Otherwise, this solution may not work correctly.

Updating LogInManager

  • First of all, open LogInManager. (It is located in aspnet-core\src\[YOURAPPNAME].Application\Authorization folder.)

  • Add lines shown below

    UserStore _userStore
    public LogInManager(
      //....
        UserStore userStore
    ){
        _userStore = userStore;
    }
    
    [UnitOfWork]
    public async Task<AbpLoginResult<Tenant, User>> LoginAsync(UserLoginInfo login)
    {
        var result = await LoginAsyncInternal(login);
        await SaveLoginAttemptAsync(result, result.Tenant.Name, login.ProviderKey + "@" + login.LoginProvider);
        return result;
    }
    
    protected async Task<AbpLoginResult<Tenant, User>> LoginAsyncInternal(UserLoginInfo login)
    {
        if (login == null || login.LoginProvider.IsNullOrEmpty() || login.ProviderKey.IsNullOrEmpty())
        {
            throw new ArgumentException("login");
        }
        using (UnitOfWorkManager.Current.DisableFilter(AbpDataFilters.MayHaveTenant))
        {
            var user = await _userStore.FindAsync(login);
            if (user == null)
            {
                return new AbpLoginResult<Tenant, User>(AbpLoginResultType.UnknownExternalLogin);
            }
            //Get and check tenant
            Tenant tenant = null;
            if (!MultiTenancyConfig.IsEnabled)
            {
                tenant = await GetDefaultTenantAsync();
            }
            else if (user.TenantId.HasValue)
            {
                tenant = await TenantRepository.FirstOrDefaultAsync(t => t.Id == user.TenantId);
                if (tenant == null)
                {
                    return new AbpLoginResult<Tenant, User>(AbpLoginResultType.InvalidTenancyName);
                }
                if (!tenant.IsActive)
                {
                    return new AbpLoginResult<Tenant, User>(AbpLoginResultType.TenantIsNotActive, tenant);
                }
            }
            return await CreateLoginResultAsync(user, tenant);
        }
    }
    

    Then, your LogInManager will be able to use given user's tenant for login process.

    Updating UserManager

  • Go to UserManager. (It is located in aspnet-core\src\[YOURAPPNAME].Core\Authorization\Users folder.)

  • And add following lines;

    public async Task<int?> TryGetTenantIdOfUser(string userEmail)
    {
        using (_unitOfWorkManager.Current.DisableFilter(AbpDataFilters.MayHaveTenant))
        {
            var user = await Users.SingleOrDefaultAsync(u => u.EmailAddress == userEmail.Trim());
            return user?.TenantId;
        }
    }
    

    Updating AccountController

  • Then, go to AccountController. (It is located in aspnet-core\src\[YOURAPPNAME].Mvc\Controllers folder.)

  • Replace the function named GetTenancyNameOrNull with the following content

    private async Task<string> GetTenancyNameOrNull(string email)
    {
        var tenantId = await _userManager.TryGetTenantIdOfUser(email);
        if (!tenantId.HasValue)
        {
            return null;
        }
        return _tenantCache.GetOrNull(tenantId.Value)?.TenancyName;
    }
    
  • Replace the function named Login(LoginViewModel loginModel, string returnUrl = "", string returnUrlHash = "", string ss = "") with the following content

    [HttpPost]
    [UnitOfWork]
    public virtual async Task<JsonResult> Login(LoginViewModel loginModel, string returnUrl = "", string returnUrlHash = "", string ss = "")
    {
        returnUrl = NormalizeReturnUrl(returnUrl);
        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(returnUrlHash))
        {
            returnUrl = returnUrl + returnUrlHash;
        }
    
        if (UseCaptchaOnLogin())
        {
            await _recaptchaValidator.ValidateAsync(HttpContext.Request.Form[RecaptchaValidator.RecaptchaResponseKey]);
        }
    
        var loginResult = await GetLoginResultAsync(loginModel.UsernameOrEmailAddress, loginModel.Password, await GetTenancyNameOrNull(loginModel.UsernameOrEmailAddress));//use new GetTenancyNameOrNull method that you add previously
        if (loginResult?.Tenant?.Id != AbpSession.TenantId)
        {
            SetTenantIdCookie(loginResult?.Tenant?.Id);
            CurrentUnitOfWork.SetTenantId(loginResult?.Tenant?.Id);
        }
    
        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(ss) && ss.Equals("true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && loginResult.Result == AbpLoginResultType.Success)
        {
            loginResult.User.SetSignInToken();
            returnUrl = AddSingleSignInParametersToReturnUrl(returnUrl, loginResult.User.SignInToken, loginResult.User.Id, loginResult.User.TenantId);
        }
    
        if (_settingManager.GetSettingValue<bool>(AppSettings.UserManagement.AllowOneConcurrentLoginPerUser))
        {
            await _userManager.UpdateSecurityStampAsync(loginResult.User);
        }
    
        if (loginResult.User.ShouldChangePasswordOnNextLogin)
        {
            loginResult.User.SetNewPasswordResetCode();
            return Json(new AjaxResponse
            {
                TargetUrl = Url.Action(
                    "ResetPassword",
                    new ResetPasswordViewModel
                    {
                        TenantId = AbpSession.TenantId,
                        UserId = loginResult.User.Id,
                        ResetCode = loginResult.User.PasswordResetCode,
                        ReturnUrl = returnUrl,
                        SingleSignIn = ss
                    })
            });
        }
    
        var signInResult = await _signInManager.SignInOrTwoFactorAsync(loginResult, loginModel.RememberMe);
        if (signInResult.RequiresTwoFactor)
        {
            return Json(new AjaxResponse
            {
                TargetUrl = Url.Action(
                    "SendSecurityCode",
                    new
                    {
                        returnUrl = returnUrl,
                        rememberMe = loginModel.RememberMe
                    })
            });
        }
    
        Debug.Assert(signInResult.Succeeded);
        await UnitOfWorkManager.Current.SaveChangesAsync();
    
        return Json(new AjaxResponse { TargetUrl = returnUrl });
    }
    
  • Replace the function named ExternalLoginCallback(string returnUrl, string remoteError = null, string ss = "") with the following content

    [UnitOfWork]
    public virtual async Task<ActionResult> ExternalLoginCallback(string returnUrl, string remoteError = null, string ss = "")
    {
        returnUrl = NormalizeReturnUrl(returnUrl);
        if (remoteError != null)
        {
            Logger.Error("Remote Error in ExternalLoginCallback: " + remoteError);
            throw new UserFriendlyException(L("CouldNotCompleteLoginOperation"));
        }
        var externalLoginInfo = await _signInManager.GetExternalLoginInfoAsync();
        if (externalLoginInfo == null)
        {
            Logger.Warn("Could not get information from external login.");
            return RedirectToAction(nameof(Login));
        }
        var loginResult = await _logInManager.LoginAsync(externalLoginInfo);//use new login method that you add previously
        switch (loginResult.Result)
        {
            case AbpLoginResultType.Success:
            {
                await _signInManager.SignInAsync(loginResult.Identity, false);
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(ss) && ss.Equals("true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && loginResult.Result == AbpLoginResultType.Success)
                {
                    loginResult.User.SetSignInToken();
                    returnUrl = AddSingleSignInParametersToReturnUrl(returnUrl, loginResult.User.SignInToken, loginResult.User.Id, loginResult.User.TenantId);
                }
                return Redirect(returnUrl);
            }
            case AbpLoginResultType.UnknownExternalLogin:
                return await RegisterForExternalLogin(externalLoginInfo);
            default:
                throw _abpLoginResultTypeHelper.CreateExceptionForFailedLoginAttempt(
                    loginResult.Result,
                    externalLoginInfo.Principal.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.Email) ?? externalLoginInfo.ProviderKey,
                    loginResult.Tenant?.Name
                );
        }
    }
    

Then your users will be able to login without specifying a tenant.

More

For a more stable UI, you can remove the tenant selection model used for login operations.

Go to aspnet-core\src}[YOURAPPNAME].Web.Mvc\Views\Account\Login.cshtml and add following code part

@{
    ViewBag.DisableTenantChange = true;
}
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