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Issue(SOLVED): Sitecore 8.2.3: IsAuthenticated property is “false” for statless/token based authentication in ServicesApiController

by Boris Brodsky | Jun 9, 2017 | Sitecore | 0 comments

I have had issue with JWT token authentication in stateless mode, where is IsAuthenticated property is always set to ‘false’. The issue does not exist in cookie based authentication for the same request. As a workaround I used...

Sitecore WebAPI: ServicesApiController and JWT Token Security

by Boris Brodsky | Jun 9, 2017 | Sitecore | 16 comments

I would like to demonstrate how to create Sitecore WebAPI based custom service and utilize native Sitecore/.NET security mechanism. The ServicesApiController is part of Sitecore.Services.Infrastructure.dll and it implements .NET ApiController. Usage of...

Sitecore 8.2 Azure PaaS deployment with ARM templates and PowerShell

by Boris Brodsky | Jan 13, 2017 | Sitecore | 3 comments

The Sitecore 8.2 update 1+ was the first major release that took Sitecore to a cloud as a service. The Sitecore Azure Module was available since version 6, but it was never widely accepted due to support and installation challenges. With the support of PowerShell...

Guide to Sitecore Implicit Personalization

by Boris Brodsky | Dec 8, 2016 | Sitecore | 1 comment

Understanding your customer and giving them relevant content is critical to online marketing. Often, it is not possible to know characteristics of customer in real-time, while customer browses the site. Implicit personalization could analyze customer behavior in...

MaxMind GeoIP2 Sitecore Lookup Provider Module Installation

by Boris Brodsky | Apr 23, 2016 | Sitecore | 2 comments

Sitecore has release Geolocaiton service on May 2015. The included support for MaxMind was disconnected in June of that year. With Geo service is been part of Sitecore offerings now, it will be possible for Sitecore to enhance and expand its functionality in a future...