Implementing Ajax Login in ASP.NET MVC

Implementing Ajax based login involves many of the same steps as the normal forms authentication. However, the login page doesn't send user ID and password to the server through a standard form submission. Instead, user credentials are sent to the server via an Ajax request. The credentials are then validated on the server and the result of the verification process is conveyed to the client. If the login attempt was successful, the user is taken to the secured area of the website.

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