iprincipal Archives

ASP.NET MVC – Set custom IIdentity or IPrincipal

September 3, 2022 by Magenaut

I need to do something fairly simple: in my ASP.NET MVC application, I want to set a custom IIdentity / IPrincipal. Whichever is easier / more suitable. I want to extend the default so that I can call something like User.Identity.Id and User.Identity.Role. Nothing fancy, just some extra properties.

What’s the difference between HttpContext.Current.User and Thread.CurrentPrincipal in asp.net?

September 1, 2022 by Magenaut

Well, I think the title is clear enough.

How to create a CustomPrincipal globally (with and without AuthorizeAttribute)

August 29, 2022 by Magenaut

I have a custom Principal/Identity for my ASP.NET MVC4 web app. I have also created a AuthorizeAttribute to instantiate my custom principal, assigning it to httpContext.User in controllers where I require Authentication.