Exam Ref 70-486: Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications

Objective 1.7: Design HTTP modules and handlers

HTTP modules and handlers enable an ASP.NET MVC 4 developer to interact directly with HTTP requests as they are both active participants in the request pipeline. When a request starts into the pipeline, it gets processed by multiple HTTP modules, such as the session and authentication modules, and then processed by a single HTTP handler before flowing back through the request stack to again be processed by the modules.

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This objective covers how to:

• Implement synchronous and asynchronous modules and handlers

• Choose between modules and handlers in IIS

Implementing synchronous and asynchronous modules and handlers

Modules are called before and after the handler executes. They are intended to enable a ...