Question

I would like new users to be automatically authenticated after they have successfully registered.

Current Flow

1. User registers supplying username and password
2. User is redirected to protected content
3. User is challenged and has to re-enter their registration credentials.

Desired Flow

1. User registers supplying username and password
2. User is successfully redirected to protected content

I am using HttpBasic Authentication (plus SSL) on a NancyFX, C# .NET stack.

Answer 1

What you need seems like a form of Forms Authentication.

You do not have to use ASP.NET forms authentication but can simulate that using a cookie. So instead of browser challenge, you show a form and on successful entry, you set a cookie.

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Alternatively after browser challenge, set the cookie on server and check for that on subsequent calls.