Use DelegatingHandler realization of Web Api Api key check

When a client requests Web Api API key can be provided in two ways

• Based Querystring provided Api key

  http://localhost:57967/Api/Values?key=12345

• Based on Request header decency API key

client.BaseAddress = new Uri(url);
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("X-ApiKey","00000");

Write ApiKeyHandler

 public class ApiKeyHandler : DelegatingHandler
    {
        public string Key { get; set; } public ApiKeyHandler(string key,HttpConfiguration httpConfiguration) { this.Key = key; InnerHandler = new HttpControllerDispatcher(httpConfiguration); } protected override Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendAsync( HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken) { if (!ValidateKey(request)) { var response = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden); var tsc = new TaskCompletionSource<HttpResponseMessage>(); tsc.SetResult(response); return tsc.Task; } return base.SendAsync(request, cancellationToken); } private bool ValidateKey(HttpRequestMessage message) { IEnumerable<string> apiKeyHeaderValues = null; if (message.Headers.TryGetValues("X-ApiKey", out apiKeyHeaderValues)) { var apiKeyHeaderValue = apiKeyHeaderValues.First(); return (apiKeyHeaderValue == this.Key) // ... your authentication logic here ... /* var username = (apiKeyHeaderValue == "00000" ? "Maarten" : "OtherUser"); var usernameClaim = new Claim(ClaimTypes.Name, username); var identity = new ClaimsIdentity(new[] { usernameClaim }, "ApiKey"); var principal = new ClaimsPrincipal(identity); Thread.CurrentPrincipal = principal; */ } /* var query = message.RequestUri.ParseQueryString(); string key = query["key"]; return (key == this.Key); */ }

Route up to a specific configuration

           config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
                name: "DefaultApi",
                routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}", defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional }, constraints: null, handler: new ApiKeyHandler("12345", GlobalConfiguration.Configuration) );