title: how to manually set Request.IsAuthenticated = true in Asp.Net MVC 2
body: <p>I have 2 MVC application - one application works as single sign on and I login from this application and create cookie to pass user's credentials into second application - and in second application I get user name from that cookie and setting authentication of that user name  from following code </p>
  
  <p>FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(Session["User"].ToString(), true /* createPersistentCookie */);</p>
  
  <p>but I still get Request.IsAuthenticated as False  </p>
  
  <p>can any one please help how do I Authenticate my request ?</p>