Thread.CurrentPrincipal.Identity vs HttpContext.User.Identity

c# asp.net .net form-authentication current-principal
bevacqua picture bevacqua · Jul 25, 2011 · Viewed 11.3k times · Source

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difference between http.context.user and thread.currentprincipal and when to use them?

What's the difference between these two in an ASP.NET application?

I know the HttpContext.User.Identity is set when the user is authenticated through FormsAuthentication. But when is the Thread.CurrentPrincipal.Identity set?

Do they always hold the same value?

Does that still hold true for other layers of the application that do not have access to a HttpContext?

Answer

CharithJ picture CharithJ · Jul 25, 2011

HttpContext.User.Identity is the current logged in user in your web app.

Thread.CurrentPrincipal applies only when the <authentication mode = "windows"/>. Normally this is using with Windows based applications (Winforms,WPF..)

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