Is there a way to make AuthorizeAttribute respond with status code 403 Forbidden rather than a redirect?

Question

If the user is not logged in and they request an action marked [Authorize], then the response is a redirect to the Account/LogOn action (status code 302 Found).

Is there a way to make the response be status code 403 Forbidden instead?

Answer 1

Create an action filter that inherits from AuthorizeAttribute. Then override this method:

protected override void HandleUnauthorizedRequest(AuthorizationContext filterContext)
{ 
   Response.StatusCode = 403;
   Response.Status = "Forbidden";
   Response.StatusDescription = "Forbidden";
   Response.End();
   Response.Close();

}