1. Add a Reference to BotDetect
Both the BotDetect.dll and BotDetect.Web.Mvc.dll assemblies should be referenced. They are included in the BotDetect installation.
2. Show a Captcha Challenge on the Form
In View code: import the BotDetect namespace, include BotDetect styles in page
<head>, create a
MvcCaptcha object and pass it to the Captcha
HtmlHelper:
@using BotDetect.Web.Mvc;
[…]
<link href="@BotDetect.Web.CaptchaUrls.Absolute.LayoutStyleSheetUrl"
rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>
[…]
@{ MvcCaptcha exampleCaptcha = new MvcCaptcha("ExampleCaptcha");
exampleCaptcha.UserInputID = "CaptchaCode";}
@Html.Captcha(exampleCaptcha)
@Html.TextBox("CaptchaCode")
3. Check User Input During Form Submission
Mark the protected Controller action with the
CaptchaValidation attribute to include Captcha validation in
ModelState.IsValid checks:
using BotDetect.Web.Mvc;
[…]
[HttpPost]
[AllowAnonymous]
[CaptchaValidation("CaptchaCode", "ExampleCaptcha", "Incorrect CAPTCHA code!")]
public ActionResult ExampleAction(ExampleModel model)
{
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
// TODO: Captcha validation failed, show error message
}
else
{
// TODO: Captcha validation passed, proceed with protected action
MvcCaptcha.ResetCaptcha("ExampleCaptcha");
}
Use the built-in Validate method of a MvcCaptcha instance.
In cases when a CaptchaControl instance is not available, use static Validate method of MvcCaptcha class.
using BotDetect.Web.Mvc;
[…]
[HttpPost]
[AllowAnonymous]
public ActionResult ExampleAction(ExampleModel model)
{
// init mvcCaptcha instance with captchaId
MvcCaptcha mvcCaptcha = new MvcCaptcha("ExampleCaptcha");
// get user input value
string userInput = HttpContext.Request.Form["CaptchaCode"];
// get validatingInstanceId from HttpContext.Request.Form
string validatingInstanceId = HttpContext.Request.Form[mvcCaptcha.ValidatingInstanceKey];
// or get validatingInstanceId from above mvcCaptcha instance
//string validatingInstanceId = mvcCaptcha.WebCaptcha.ValidatingInstanceId;
// call the built-in Validate method from above MvcCaptcha instance.
if (mvcCaptcha.Validate(userInput, validatingInstanceId))
{
// or you can use static Validate method of MvcCaptcha class
(i.e. MvcCaptcha.Validate("ExampleCaptcha", userInput, validatingInstanceId); )
MvcCaptcha.ResetCaptcha("ExampleCaptcha");
}
else
{
ModelState.AddModelError("CaptchaCode", "Incorrect!");
}
return View(model);
}
4. Configure Your ASP.NET Application
Exclude BotDetect paths from ASP.NET MVC Routing:
public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
{
routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");
// BotDetect requests must not be routed
routes.IgnoreRoute("{*botdetect}",
new { botdetect = @"(.*)BotDetectCaptcha\.ashx" });
Update your application configuration (the
web.config file):
<system.web>
<httpHandlers>
<!-- Register the HttpHandler used for BotDetect Captcha
requests -->
<add verb="GET" path="BotDetectCaptcha.ashx"
type="BotDetect.Web.CaptchaHandler, BotDetect"/>
</httpHandlers>
<!-- Register a custom SessionIDManager for BotDetect Captcha
requests -->
<sessionState mode="InProc" cookieless="AutoDetect" timeout="20"
sessionIDManagerType="BotDetect.Web.CustomSessionIdManager, BotDetect"/>
</system.web>
<system.webServer>
<validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false"/>
<handlers>
<!-- Register the HttpHandler used for BotDetect Captcha
requests (IIS 7.0+) -->
<remove name="BotDetectCaptchaHandler"/>
<add name="BotDetectCaptchaHandler" preCondition="integratedMode"
verb="GET" path="BotDetectCaptcha.ashx"
type="BotDetect.Web.CaptchaHandler, BotDetect"/>
</handlers>
</system.webServer>
1. Add a Reference to BotDetect
Both the BotDetect.dll and BotDetect.Web.Mvc.dll assemblies should be referenced. They are included in the BotDetect installation.
2. Show a Captcha Challenge on the Form
In View code: import the BotDetect namespace, include BotDetect styles in page
<head>, create a
MvcCaptcha object and pass it to the Captcha
HtmlHelper:
@Imports BotDetect.Web.Mvc
[…]
<link href="@BotDetect.Web.CaptchaUrls.Absolute.LayoutStyleSheetUrl"
rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>
[…]
@Code Dim exampleCaptcha As MvcCaptcha = New MvcCaptcha("ExampleCaptcha")
exampleCaptcha.UserInputID = "CaptchaCode" End Code
@Html.Captcha(exampleCaptcha)
@Html.TextBox("CaptchaCode")
3. Check User Input During Form Submission
Mark the protected Controller action with the
CaptchaValidation attribute to include Captcha validation in
ModelState.IsValid checks:
Imports System.Web.Mvc
[…]
<HttpPost()> _
<CaptchaValidation("CaptchaCode", "ExampleCaptcha", "Incorrect CAPTCHA Code!")> _
Public Function Index(ByVal model As ExampleModel) As ActionResult
If ModelState.IsValid Then
' TODO: Captcha validation failed, show error message
Else
' TODO: Captcha validation passed, proceed with protected action
MvcCaptcha.ResetCaptcha("ExampleCaptcha");
Use the built-in Validate method of a MvcCaptcha instance.
In cases when a CaptchaControl instance is not available, use static Validate method of MvcCaptcha class.
Imports System.Web.Mvc
[…]
<HttpPost()> _
Public Function Index(ByVal model As ExampleModel) As ActionResult
' init mvcCaptcha instance with captchaId
Dim mvcCaptcha = New MvcCaptcha("ExampleCaptcha")
' get user input value
Dim userInput As String = HttpContext.Request.Form("CaptchaCode")
' get validatingInstanceId from HttpContext.Request.Form
Dim validatingInstanceId As String = HttpContext.Request.Form(mvcCaptcha.ValidatingInstanceKey)
' or get validatingInstanceId from above mvcCaptcha instance
' Dim validatingInstanceId As String = mvcCaptcha.WebCaptcha.ValidatingInstanceId
' call the built-in Validate method from above MvcCaptcha instance.
If (mvcCaptcha.Validate(userInput, validatingInstanceId)) Then
' or you can use static Validate method of MvcCaptcha class (i.e. MvcCaptcha.Validate("ExampleCaptcha", userInput, validatingInstanceId); )
mvcCaptcha.ResetCaptcha("ExampleCaptcha")
Else
ModelState.AddModelError("CaptchaCode", "Incorrect!")
End If
Return View(model)
4. Configure Your ASP.NET Application
Exclude BotDetect paths from ASP.NET MVC Routing:
Public Sub RegisterRoutes(ByVal routes As RouteCollection)
routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}")
' BotDetect requests must not be routed
routes.IgnoreRoute("{*botdetect}",
New With {.botdetect = "(.*)BotDetectCaptcha\.ashx"})
Update your application configuration (the
web.config file):
<system.web>
<httpHandlers>
<!-- Register the HttpHandler used for BotDetect Captcha
requests -->
<add verb="GET" path="BotDetectCaptcha.ashx"
type="BotDetect.Web.CaptchaHandler, BotDetect"/>
</httpHandlers>
<!-- Register a custom SessionIDManager for BotDetect Captcha
requests -->
<sessionState mode="InProc" cookieless="AutoDetect" timeout="20"
sessionIDManagerType="BotDetect.Web.CustomSessionIdManager, BotDetect"/>
</system.web>
<system.webServer>
<validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false"/>
<handlers>
<!-- Register the HttpHandler used for BotDetect Captcha
requests (IIS 7.0+) -->
<remove name="BotDetectCaptchaHandler"/>
<add name="BotDetectCaptchaHandler" preCondition="integratedMode"
verb="GET" path="BotDetectCaptcha.ashx"
type="BotDetect.Web.CaptchaHandler, BotDetect"/>
</handlers>
</system.webServer>
