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Which event occurs first, OnAuthorizeRequest of HttpModule or IIS logging

Let me explain the context first.

The below is my understanding so please do not troll me :)

I have a HttpModule which helps in url rewriting on event OnAuthorizeRequest.

So whenever a request comes in with say www.mysite.com/abc/ the module rewrites it to its underlying template say /abcTemplate.aspx using context.RewritePath

Now, when I check my IIS logs i.e. C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles I am not able to find /abc/ anywhere but a lot of /abcTemplate.aspx

So, a couple of questions

  1. Is /abc/ ever getting logged on IIS. If yes then where?
  2. If no then does that mean that the event in HttpModule occurs before IIS logging?

I found a link here but it does not completely answer my query.

Other than the above, I tried to search on the internet but not getting any relevant results.

Probably I am not typing in the correct keywords.

Please help.

Thanks in advance.

Solution

  • IIS Logging logs the request after the response has been prepared. Check this event life cycle.

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    Source MSDN

    In your case RewritePath is happening first and in a very later stage of the event life cycle the IIS is logging the details.