ASP.Net Membership Only allow people to access actions when logged in

Question

I'm learning about ASP.Net membership and I want to be able to only allow people to use certain actions if they are logged in. I am currently using the default template for ASP.Net membership provided by Microsoft when you create a new internet application project using MVC 4. I have tried marking actions with the [Authorize] attribute but that doesn't seem to block users who aren't logged in from viewing a page. Is there an easy way of implementing this or another attribute I should be looking at? I am also looking for a way to redirect people if they're not logged in to the login page?

Example Code:

    [Authorize]
    public ActionResult Register()
    {
        return View();
    }

    //
    // POST: /Account/Register

    [HttpPost]
    [Authorize]
    [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
    public ActionResult Register(RegisterModel model)

Answer 1

One thing I can think of is you might have Windows authentication mode.

Please make sure you are using Forms Authentication .

For example,

<system.web>
   ...
   <authentication mode="Forms">
      <forms loginUrl="~/Account/Login" timeout="2880"/>
   </authentication>
   ...
</system.web>