Elmah showing, "No OWIN authentication manager is associated with the request."

Question

My elmah logs is showing this error. This is not happening with every requests. It happening intermittently. MVC 5.2, Web API 2.2, ASP.NET Identity 2 and Azure website is my environment. update: Here is my Startup.cs,

        OAuthOptions = new OAuthAuthorizationServerOptions()
        {
            AllowInsecureHttp = true,
            TokenEndpointPath = new PathString("/token"),
            AccessTokenExpireTimeSpan = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(settings.AccessTokenExpireTimeSpanInMinutes),
            Provider = new MyAuthorizationServerProvider(),
            RefreshTokenProvider = new MyRefreshTokenProvider()
        };
        // Web API configuration and services
        // Configure Web API to use only bearer token authentication.
        GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.SuppressDefaultHostAuthentication();
        GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Filters.Add(new HostAuthenticationFilter(OAuthOptions.AuthenticationType));
        app.UseOAuthAuthorizationServer(OAuthOptions);
        app.UseOAuthBearerAuthentication(OAuthBearerOptions);

        GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.SuppressDefaultHostAuthentication();
        GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Filters.Add(new HostAuthenticationFilter(OAuthOptions.AuthenticationType));

Checked this No OWIN authentication manager is associated with the request but not working

System.InvalidOperationException: No OWIN authentication manager is associated with the request.
   at System.Web.Http.HostAuthenticationFilter.GetAuthenticationManagerOrThrow(HttpRequestMessage request)
   at System.Web.Http.HostAuthenticationFilter.<AuthenticateAsync>d__0.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Tracing.ITraceWriterExtensions.<TraceBeginEndAsyncCore>d__24.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Controllers.AuthenticationFilterResult.<ExecuteAsync>d__0.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Tracing.Tracers.HttpControllerTracer.<ExecuteAsyncCore>d__5.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Tracing.ITraceWriterExtensions.<TraceBeginEndAsyncCore>d__18`1.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.HttpControllerDispatcher.<SendAsync>d__0.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.HttpControllerDispatcher.<SendAsync>d__0.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Owin.PassiveAuthenticationMessageHandler.<SendAsync>d__0.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Tracing.ITraceWriterExtensions.<TraceBeginEndAsyncCore>d__18`1.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.Tracing.ITraceWriterExtensions.<TraceBeginEndAsyncCore>d__18`1.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at System.Web.Http.HttpServer.<SendAsync>d__0.MoveNext()

I was able to reproduct it in my PC. Just restart the app domain and send a request to api. I will get the above error. After that everything will be fine. Here is StackTrace from my local machine,

    Project.Api.dll!Project.Api.Helpers.ElmahExceptionHandler.Handle(System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.ExceptionHandlerContext context) Line 22 C#
System.Web.Http.dll!System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.ExceptionHandler.HandleAsync(System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.ExceptionHandlerContext context, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken) Unknown
System.Web.Http.dll!System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.ExceptionHandler.System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.IExceptionHandler.HandleAsync(System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.ExceptionHandlerContext context, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken) Unknown
System.Web.Http.dll!System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.LastChanceExceptionHandler.HandleAsync(System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.ExceptionHandlerContext context, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken)   Unknown
System.Web.Http.dll!System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.ExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleAsyncCore()  Unknown
mscorlib.dll!System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncMethodBuilderCore.Start<System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.ExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleAsyncCore>(ref System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.ExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleAsyncCore stateMachine)  Unknown
mscorlib.dll!System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncTaskMethodBuilder<System.__Canon>.Start<System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.ExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleAsyncCore>(ref System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.ExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleAsyncCore stateMachine)  Unknown
System.Web.Http.dll!System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.ExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleAsyncCore(System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.IExceptionHandler handler, System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.ExceptionHandlerContext context, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken)  Unknown
System.Web.Http.dll!System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.ExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleAsync(System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.IExceptionHandler handler, System.Web.Http.ExceptionHandling.ExceptionContext context, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken) Unknown
System.Web.Http.dll!System.Web.Http.HttpServer.SendAsync()  Unknown
mscorlib.dll!System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncMethodBuilderCore.Start<System.Web.Http.HttpServer.SendAsync>(ref System.Web.Http.HttpServer.SendAsync stateMachine)  Unknown
mscorlib.dll!System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncTaskMethodBuilder<System.__Canon>.Start<System.Web.Http.HttpServer.SendAsync>(ref System.Web.Http.HttpServer.SendAsync stateMachine)  Unknown
System.Web.Http.dll!System.Web.Http.HttpServer.SendAsync(System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage request, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken)  Unknown
System.Net.Http.dll!System.Net.Http.HttpMessageInvoker.SendAsync(System.Net.Http.HttpRequestMessage request, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken)  Unknown
System.Web.Http.WebHost.dll!System.Web.Http.WebHost.HttpControllerHandler.ProcessRequestAsyncCore() Unknown
mscorlib.dll!System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncMethodBuilderCore.Start<System.Web.Http.WebHost.HttpControllerHandler.ProcessRequestAsyncCore>(ref System.Web.Http.WebHost.HttpControllerHandler.ProcessRequestAsyncCore stateMachine)    Unknown
mscorlib.dll!System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncTaskMethodBuilder.Start<System.Web.Http.WebHost.HttpControllerHandler.ProcessRequestAsyncCore>(ref System.Web.Http.WebHost.HttpControllerHandler.ProcessRequestAsyncCore stateMachine)    Unknown
System.Web.Http.WebHost.dll!System.Web.Http.WebHost.HttpControllerHandler.ProcessRequestAsyncCore(System.Web.HttpContextBase contextBase)   Unknown
System.Web.Http.WebHost.dll!System.Web.Http.WebHost.HttpControllerHandler.ProcessRequestAsync(System.Web.HttpContext context)   Unknown
System.Web.dll!System.Web.HttpTaskAsyncHandler.System.Web.IHttpAsyncHandler.BeginProcessRequest.AnonymousMethod__0()    Unknown
System.Web.dll!System.Web.TaskAsyncHelper.BeginTask(System.Func<System.Threading.Tasks.Task> taskFunc, System.AsyncCallback callback, object state) Unknown
System.Web.dll!System.Web.HttpTaskAsyncHandler.System.Web.IHttpAsyncHandler.BeginProcessRequest(System.Web.HttpContext context, System.AsyncCallback cb, object extraData)  Unknown
System.Web.dll!System.Web.HttpApplication.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute()  Unknown
System.Web.dll!System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep step, ref bool completedSynchronously)  Unknown
System.Web.dll!System.Web.HttpApplication.PipelineStepManager.ResumeSteps(System.Exception error)   Unknown
System.Web.dll!System.Web.HttpApplication.BeginProcessRequestNotification(System.Web.HttpContext context, System.AsyncCallback cb)  Unknown
System.Web.dll!System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(System.Web.Hosting.IIS7WorkerRequest wr, System.Web.HttpContext context)    Unknown
System.Web.dll!System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationHelper(System.IntPtr rootedObjectsPointer, System.IntPtr nativeRequestContext, System.IntPtr moduleData, int flags) Unknown
System.Web.dll!System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.ProcessRequestNotification(System.IntPtr rootedObjectsPointer, System.IntPtr nativeRequestContext, System.IntPtr moduleData, int flags)   Unknown
[Native to Managed Transition]  
[Managed to Native Transition]  
System.Web.dll!System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationHelper(System.IntPtr rootedObjectsPointer, System.IntPtr nativeRequestContext, System.IntPtr moduleData, int flags) Unknown
System.Web.dll!System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.ProcessRequestNotification(System.IntPtr rootedObjectsPointer, System.IntPtr nativeRequestContext, System.IntPtr moduleData, int flags)   Unknown
[AppDomain Transition]  

Not I am using OAuth server that is available in SPA template.

config.SuppressDefaultHostAuthentication();
config.Filters.Add(new HostAuthenticationFilter(Startup.OAuthOptions.AuthenticationType));

Answer 1

The fix is to use Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Owin(UseOwinMethod). This also fixed the Server cannot append header after HTTP headers have been sent.. I have found a bug in this package which can also be work-around Why MessageHandler is executing in MVC request? Related http://katanaproject.codeplex.com/discussions/540202

Answer 2

I'm using a third-party Basic Authentication middleware (Thinktecture.IdentityModel.Owin.BasicAuthentication) and was getting the same error as the OP. I always had a reference to Microsoft.Owin.Host.SystemWeb.

Eventually I overlooked these lines in my App_Start code:

config.SupressDefaultHostAuthentication();
config.Filters.Add( new HostAuthenticationFilter("") );

After I removed both lines it was working as-intended.