HardcodedCredentials.cs

using Microsoft.AspNet.Identity;
using System;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;

public class HardCodedCredentialHandler : IHttpHandler
{

    public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext ctx)
    {
        string password = ctx.Request.QueryString["password"];

        // BAD: Inbound authentication made by comparison to string literal
        if (password == "myPa55word")
        {
            ctx.Response.Redirect("login");
        }

        string hashedPassword = loadPasswordFromSecretConfig();

        // GOOD: Inbound authentication made by comparing to a hash password from a config
        if (PasswordHasher.VerifyHashedPassword(hashedPassword, password))
        {
            ctx.Response.Redirect(VALID_REDIRECT);
        }

        // BAD: Set the password to a hardcoded string literal
        MembershipUser user = loadMembershipUser();
        user.ChangePassword(password, "myNewPa55word");
    }
}