Specifies the authorization filter that verifies the request's IPrincipal.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
  System.Attribute
    System.Web.Http.Filters.FilterAttribute
      System.Web.Http.Filters.AuthorizationFilterAttribute
        System.Web.Http.AuthorizeAttribute
Namespace:  System.Web.Http
Assembly:  System.Web.Http (in System.Web.Http.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Method, Inherited := True,  _
    AllowMultiple := True)> _
Public Class AuthorizeAttribute _
    Inherits AuthorizationFilterAttribute
'Usage
Dim instance As AuthorizeAttribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Method, Inherited = true, 
    AllowMultiple = true)]
public class AuthorizeAttribute : AuthorizationFilterAttribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Class|AttributeTargets::Method, Inherited = true, 
    AllowMultiple = true)]
public ref class AuthorizeAttribute : public AuthorizationFilterAttribute
[<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Method, Inherited = true, 
    AllowMultiple = true)>]
type AuthorizeAttribute =  
    class
        inherit AuthorizationFilterAttribute
    end
public class AuthorizeAttribute extends AuthorizationFilterAttribute
The AuthorizeAttribute type exposes the following members.
Constructors
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| .jpeg) | AuthorizeAttribute | Initializes a new instance of the AuthorizeAttribute class. | 
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Properties
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| .jpeg) | AllowMultiple | Gets a value that indicates whether multiple filters are allowed. (Inherited from FilterAttribute.) | 
| .jpeg) | Roles | Gets or sets the authorized roles. | 
| .jpeg) | TypeId | Gets a unique identifier for this attribute. (Overrides Attribute.TypeId.) | 
| .jpeg) | Users | Gets or sets the authorized users. | 
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Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| .jpeg) | Equals | (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
| .jpeg) | Finalize | (Inherited from Object.) | 
| .jpeg) | GetHashCode | (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
| .jpeg) | GetType | (Inherited from Object.) | 
| .jpeg) | HandleUnauthorizedRequest | Processes requests that fail authorization. | 
| .jpeg) | IsAuthorized | Indicates whether the specified control is authorized. | 
| .jpeg) | IsDefaultAttribute | (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
| .jpeg) | Match | (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
| .jpeg) | MemberwiseClone | (Inherited from Object.) | 
| .jpeg) | OnAuthorization | Calls when an action is being authorized. (Overrides AuthorizationFilterAttribute.OnAuthorization(HttpActionContext).) | 
| .jpeg) | ToString | (Inherited from Object.) | 
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Explicit Interface Implementations
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| .jpeg) .jpeg) | _Attribute.GetIDsOfNames | (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
| .jpeg) .jpeg) | _Attribute.GetTypeInfo | (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
| .jpeg) .jpeg) | _Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount | (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
| .jpeg) .jpeg) | IAuthorizationFilter.ExecuteAuthorizationFilterAsync | Executes the authorization filter during synchronization. (Inherited from AuthorizationFilterAttribute.) | 
| .jpeg) .jpeg) | _Attribute.Invoke | (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
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Remarks
You can declare multiple AuthorizeAttribute per action. You can also use AllowAnonymousAttribute to disable authorization for a specific action.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.