Sharepoint 2013 FBA Error:Could not retrieve the IIS Settings.Parameter name: context - sharepoint-2013

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I am trying to use windows live to login sharepoint 2013. From some posts, I could get windows live token(aouth 2.0) and windows live user profile. It will redirect to my sharepoint site.
I follow some articles to develop my custom login page:
also I defined my membership provider and role provider
public class LiveMembershipProvider : MembershipProvider
{
private MembershipUserCollection employees;
private void generateUsers()
{
//Mock Data
employees = new MembershipUserCollection();
employees.Add(new MembershipUser(this.Name, "Jack Chen", "JackChen", "Jack#Chen.com", "What your Name?", "I am Jack", true, false, DateTime.Today, DateTime.Today, DateTime.Today, DateTime.Today, DateTime.Today));
employees.Add(new MembershipUser(this.Name, "Bruce Li", "BruceLi", "BruceLi#Li.com", "How are u?", "How old are u", true, false, DateTime.Today, DateTime.Today, DateTime.Today, DateTime.Today, DateTime.Today));
employees.Add(new MembershipUser(this.Name, "Eyes Wang", "EyesWang", "EyesWang#Mintcode.com", "What the hell?", "what the fuck", true, false, DateTime.Today, DateTime.Today, DateTime.Today, DateTime.Today, DateTime.Today));
}
public override MembershipUserCollection FindUsersByName(string usernameToMatch, int pageIndex, int pageSize, out int totalRecords)
{
if (employees == null) generateUsers();
MembershipUserCollection returnFoundUsers = new MembershipUserCollection();
(employees.Cast<MembershipUser>().
Where(membershipUser => membershipUser.UserName.ToLowerInvariant().Contains(usernameToMatch.ToLowerInvariant())))
.ToList().ForEach(returnFoundUsers.Add);
totalRecords = returnFoundUsers.Count;
return returnFoundUsers;
}
public override MembershipUserCollection GetAllUsers(int pageIndex, int pageSize, out int totalRecords)
{
if (employees == null) generateUsers();
totalRecords = employees.Count;
return employees;
}
public override MembershipUser GetUser(string username, bool userIsOnline)
{
if (employees == null) generateUsers();
IEnumerable<MembershipUser> usersFound = employees.Cast<MembershipUser>().Where(membershipUser => membershipUser.UserName == username);
return usersFound.FirstOrDefault();
}
public override MembershipUser GetUser(object providerUserKey, bool userIsOnline)
{
if (employees == null) generateUsers();
IEnumerable<MembershipUser> usersFound = employees.Cast<MembershipUser>().Where(membershipUser => membershipUser.ProviderUserKey.ToString() == providerUserKey.ToString());
return usersFound.FirstOrDefault();
}
public override string GetUserNameByEmail(string email)
{
if (employees == null) generateUsers();
IEnumerable<MembershipUser> usersFound = employees.Cast<MembershipUser>().Where(membershipUser => membershipUser.Email.ToLowerInvariant() == email.ToLowerInvariant());
MembershipUser user = usersFound.FirstOrDefault();
if (user != null)
return user.UserName;
else
return null;
}
public override MembershipUserCollection FindUsersByEmail(string emailToMatch, int pageIndex, int pageSize, out int totalRecords)
{
if (employees == null) generateUsers();
MembershipUserCollection returnFoundUsers = new MembershipUserCollection();
(employees.Cast<MembershipUser>().
Where(membershipUser => membershipUser.Email.ToLowerInvariant().Contains(emailToMatch.ToLowerInvariant())))
.ToList().ForEach(returnFoundUsers.Add);
totalRecords = returnFoundUsers.Count;
return returnFoundUsers;
}
public override bool ValidateUser(string username, string password)
{
//return true;
if (employees == null) generateUsers();
IEnumerable<MembershipUser> usersFound = employees.Cast<MembershipUser>().Where(membershipUser => membershipUser.UserName == username);
MembershipUser user = usersFound.FirstOrDefault();
if (user != null)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(password))
{
return false;
}
else
{
return true;
}
}
else
return false;
}
}
public class LiveRoleProvider : RoleProvider
{
public override string ApplicationName { get; set; }
private string[] m_AllRoles = { "Vendor" };
private string[,] m_RolesForUser = new string[,] {
{"Eyes Wang", "Vendor"},
{"Bruce Li","Vendor"},
{"Jack Chen","Vendor"}
};
public override string[] GetAllRoles()
{
return m_AllRoles;
}
public override string[] GetRolesForUser(string username)
{
List<string> roles = new List<string>();
for (int i = 0; i <= m_RolesForUser.GetUpperBound(0); i++)
{
if (m_RolesForUser[i, 0] == username)
{
roles = m_RolesForUser[i, 1].Split(',').ToList<string>();
}
}
return roles.ToArray();
}
public override string[] GetUsersInRole(string rolename)
{
List<string> users = new List<string>();
for (int i = 0; i <= m_RolesForUser.GetUpperBound(0); i++)
{
List<string> userRoles = m_RolesForUser[i, 1].Split(',').ToList<string>();
if (userRoles.Where(userRole => userRole == rolename).Count() > 0)
{
users.Add(m_RolesForUser[i, 0]);
}
}
return users.ToArray();
}
public override bool IsUserInRole(string username, string rolename)
{
List<string> usersForRole = GetUsersInRole(rolename).ToList();
if (usersForRole.Where(userName => userName == username).Count() > 0)
{
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
public override bool RoleExists(string rolename)
{
bool roleExsists = m_AllRoles.ToList().Where(roleName => roleName == rolename).Count() > 0;
return roleExsists;
}
public override string[] FindUsersInRole(string rolename, string usernameToMatch)
{
List<string> users = GetUsersInRole(rolename).ToList<string>();
List<string> foundUsers = users.Where(userName => userName.ToLowerInvariant().Contains(usernameToMatch.ToLowerInvariant())).ToList<string>();
return foundUsers.ToArray();
}
}
In the Central Application web.config
I add
<roleManager>
<providers>
<add name="LiveRoleProvider" type="SPLiveWebForm.LiveRoleProvider,SPLiveWebForm, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=34a64026791bbfa4" />
</providers>
</roleManager>
<membership>
<providers>
<add name="LiveMembershipProvider" type="SPLiveWebForm.LiveMembershipProvider,SPLiveWebForm, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=34a64026791bbfa4" />
</providers>
</membership>
<PeoplePickerWildcards>
<clear />
<add key="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" value="%" />
<add key="LiveMembershipProvider" value="%" />
</PeoplePickerWildcards>
In the WA web.config
<membership defaultProvider="i">
<providers>
<add name="i" type="Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Claims.SPClaimsAuthMembershipProvider, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=15.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" />
<add name="LiveMembershipProvider" type="SPLiveWebForm.LiveMembershipProvider,SPLiveWebForm, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=34a64026791bbfa4" />
</providers>
</membership>
<roleManager defaultProvider="c" enabled="true" cacheRolesInCookie="false">
<providers>
<add name="c" type="Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Claims.SPClaimsAuthRoleProvider, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=15.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" />
<add name="LiveRoleProvider" type="SPLiveWebForm.LiveRoleProvider,SPLiveWebForm, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=34a64026791bbfa4" />
</providers>
</roleManager>
<PeoplePickerWildcards>
<clear />
<add key="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" value="%" />
<add key="LiveMembershipProvider" value="%" />
</PeoplePickerWildcards>
In the STS web.config
<system.web>
<membership defaultProvider="i">
<providers>
<add name="i" type="Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Claims.SPClaimsAuthMembershipProvider, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=15.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" />
<add name="LiveMembershipProvider" type="SPLiveWebForm.LiveMembershipProvider,SPLiveWebForm, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=34a64026791bbfa4" />
</providers>
</membership>
<roleManager defaultProvider="c" enabled="true" cacheRolesInCookie="false">
<providers>
<add name="c" type="Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Claims.SPClaimsAuthRoleProvider, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=15.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" />
<add name="LiveRoleProvider" type="SPLiveWebForm.LiveRoleProvider,SPLiveWebForm, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=34a64026791bbfa4" />
</providers>
</roleManager>
</system.web>
I could successfully login to share point by using the default login page (http://www.akmii.com/_forms/default.aspx)
But using my customize page (when I get windows live user profile then try to use the follow method to login sharepoint)
private void SPUserLogin(string usrName)
{
string userProviderName = string.Empty;
string roleProviderName = string.Empty;
foreach (MembershipProvider p in Membership.Providers)
{
if (p.GetType().Equals(typeof(LiveMembershipProvider)))
{
userProviderName = p.Name;
break;
}
}
foreach (RoleProvider rp in System.Web.Security.Roles.Providers)
{
if (rp.GetType().Equals(typeof(LiveRoleProvider)))
{
roleProviderName = rp.Name;
break;
}
}
SecurityToken tk = null;
try
{
tk = SPSecurityContext.SecurityTokenForFormsAuthentication(
new Uri(SPContext.Current.Web.Url), userProviderName, roleProviderName,
"Jack Chen", "123", SPFormsAuthenticationOption.PersistentSignInRequest);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Response.Write(e.Message);
}
if (tk != null)
{
//try setting the authentication cookie
SPFederationAuthenticationModule fam = SPFederationAuthenticationModule.Current;
fam.SetPrincipalAndWriteSessionToken(tk);
//look for the Source query string parameter and use that as the redirection
//string src = Request.QueryString["Source"];
string src = "http://www.akmii.com/_layouts/15/start.aspx#/SitePages/Home.aspx";
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(src))
Response.Redirect(src);
}
else
{
}
}
}
There is an exception throwing out in the catch section:
Could not retrieve the IIS Settings.Parameter name: context
The error stack as follows:
at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.WSTrust.WSTrustChannel.ReadResponse(Message response)
at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.WSTrust.WSTrustChannel.Issue(RequestSecurityToken rst, RequestSecurityTokenResponse& rstr)
at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.WSTrust.WSTrustChannel.Issue(RequestSecurityToken rst)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSecurityContext.SecurityTokenForContext(Uri context, Boolean bearerToken, SecurityToken onBehalfOf, SecurityToken actAs, SecurityToken delegateTo, SPRequestSecurityTokenProperties properties)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSecurityContext.SecurityTokenForFormsAuthentication(Uri context, String membershipProviderName, String roleProviderName, String username, String password, SPFormsAuthenticationOption options)
at SPLiveWebForm.Layouts.SPLiveWebForm.Login.SPUserLogin(String usrName)
If I use
bool status = SPClaimsUtility.AuthenticateFormsUser(
new Uri(SPContext.Current.Web.Url),
usrName,
"123");
The same exception throw out.
at Microsoft.SharePoint.IdentityModel.SPFormsOriginalIssuerBuilder.GetFormsAuthenticationProviderFromContext(Uri context)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.IdentityModel.SPFormsOriginalIssuerBuilder.ValidateFormsAuthProviderNames(Uri context, String membershipProvider, String roleProvider)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.IdentityModel.SPFormsOriginalIssuerBuilder.SetProviderNames()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.IdentityModel.SPSecurityTokenService.SPRequestInfo.InitializeForForms(SPRequestSecurityToken request)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.IdentityModel.SPSecurityTokenService.GetTokenLifetime(Lifetime requestLifetime)
at Microsoft.IdentityModel.SecurityTokenService.SecurityTokenService.Issue(IClaimsPrincipal principal, RequestSecurityToken request)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.IdentityModel.SPSecurityTokenService.Issue(IClaimsPrincipal principal, RequestSecurityToken request)
at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.WSTrust.WSTrustServiceContract.DispatchRequest(DispatchContext dispatchContext)
at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.WSTrust.WSTrustServiceContract.ProcessCore(Message requestMessage, WSTrustRequestSerializer requestSerializer, WSTrustResponseSerializer responseSerializer, String requestAction, String responseAction, String trustNamespace)
at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.WSTrust.WSTrustServiceContract.ProcessTrust13Issue(Message message)
at SyncInvokeProcessTrust13Issue(Object , Object[] , Object[] )
at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.SyncMethodInvoker.Invoke(Object instance, Object[] inputs, Object[]& outputs)
at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.DispatchOperationRuntime.InvokeBegin(MessageRpc& rpc)
at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage5(MessageRpc& rpc)
at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage31(MessageRpc& rpc)
at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.MessageRpc.Process(Boolean isOperationContextSet)
I spend whole day to dig this issue but failed.
Is there any solution to resolve this?
Many Thanks!
Vincent

Answer 1

I had the same problem.
In my case I had to go to the Central Administartion => System Settings => Configure alternate access mappings.
Click on "Edit Public URLs", select Your app in "Alternate access mappings collection" and then fill up "Internet" textbox.
I am not sure what value is correct, but I filled it with my sharepoint URL with default (80) port.
Hope it help You.