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ASP.NET MVC - Set custom IIdentity or IPrincipal

I need to do something fairly simple: in my ASP.NET MVC application, I want to set a custom IIdentity / …

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HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name is always string.Empty

Hi I use a custom MembershipProvider. I want to know the current username during an application scenario, but when I …

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What is the idea behind IIdentity and IPrincipal in .NET

So, what is the purpose for existence of both IIdentity and IPrincipal, and not some IIdentityMergedWithPrincipal? When is it not …

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Implementing a Custom Identity and IPrincipal in MVC

I have a basic MVC 2 beta app where I am trying to implement a custom Identity and Principal classes. I …

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What is Thread.CurrentPrincipal, and what does it do?

What is Thread.CurrentPrincipal used for? How does it help in the Authentication and Authorization of an application? Are there …

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using custom IPrincipal and IIdentity in MVC3

I create my own IPrincipal and IIdentity implementation as shown below: [ComVisible(true)] [Serializable] public sealed class CustomIdentity : IIdentity { private …

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SerializationException on 'CustomIdentity' when user is denied in ASP.NET

I try to implement ASP.NET Authentication and Authorization on top of our existing database. We have a website calling …

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