# Windows federated login and the action parameter

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-federated-login-and-the-action-parameter/173555>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 11, 2009, 12:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-federated-login-and-the-action-parameter/173555 "2009-08-11T12:49:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 12:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-federated-login-and-the-action-parameter/173555/1 "2009-08-11T12:49:44Z")

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Hi all,  
I am trying to support the Windows live web auth system (they still  
dont have open id fully working yet ☹ ) .The quirk is that on  
login,the Windows Live send a request to your url and also specifies  
an ‘action’ paramter.  
However, in the controller method, the action parameter seems to have  
the rails method name and not the one sent by windows live…Has anyone  
noticed this?

Rails seems to overwrite the action parameter…Any clue how to get the  
original one sent by live?

vivek