Security :: How To Get Information Of The Authenticated User
Oct 8, 2010
I have a web application on IIS that will authenticate using windows authentication (Active Directory). So when they access the application http://iisserver/webappname/ it ask for username pwd and domain. (currently working) How can I get information of the authenticated user in the web app through c#?
I m trying to use the profile system to get information of the authenticated user form the data base, just like the session system : the user is authenticated then I set same variable with information of this user coming from data base !I am familiar with PHP so i m trying to do it like that !Also, i woul like to join my own data base and the asp.net membership database !
I am building a RESTful service using WCF. I basically want to save information about a user when they authenticate to the WCF service. For example I want to save their first name, last name, account number , and password in order to access the information in other requests in the same session. Since this information is sensitive I can not store it in a cookie.
I don't want to use asp.net session state because I plan to run this WCF as a Windows Service. Is there something (class, Assembly) I can use that can save user information and retrieve it per request or do I have to create a custom solution that will create an entry in a database every time a client authenticates to the WCF service.
I am using form authentication in my website. I have a scenario wherein the user is authenticated but the session has timed out. So, i would like to initialize some session variables in Session_Start of Global.asax (First i check if Request.IsAuthenticated=True). For that i required the name of the user who authenticated. On .aspx pages we can get it using Page.User.Identity.Name but how to get it in global.asax page.
I want to have my code fetch the authenticated user name that is running my code. There's a line or two of code that will accomplish this and I had it but I've misplaced it.
I've a default.aspx page in my application's root folder. I added a a page in the root of inetpub that redirects requests to the default page. The idea is that the user need only enter the server name to get to the default page. How can I set things up so that all users have access to the default.aspx and that they only have access to the other pages once they've been authenticated?
I am using Windows Integrated Security and the users are being challenged and authenticated properly. I want them to be able to access Default.aspx without any challenges.
(On a side note which may answer this question, when using WIS does the user *allows* have to be challenged? Isn't it possible to pass through their Windows User and ID without the prompt?)
c: inetpubwwwroot edirect.aspx (set as default document in IIS and simple executes Response.redirect("sites/mercury/default.aspx") c:documents and settingsall usersdocumentswebsitesmercurydefault.aspx (home page for the site & server)web.config includes
I got only one ideas to control with the session. When user log into the master page, I insert the current login user and session ID and active status to the SQL table. if user logout manually or close the browser or session expired, I want to change the inactive status. So I can check how many active user are there and the system can prompt the required info to the user. But now, I can't find the soultion to change the inactive
status in above condition.
That doesn't seem right to me. I m sure I 'm making incorrect assumption about this matter.
Since I need user click a link from his/her email once they registered, currently after user registered, and click the "Continue" button (CreateUserWizard1_ContinueButtonClick) or CreateUserWizard1_UserCreatedSuccess, it will be authenticated, how do I prevent this until they click the active link from their email?
I currently have a ProfileCommon enabled on my site and would like to know where I would start to transfer this ProfileCommon's context to a user's profile after he/she has logged in. Here is a snippet of how I have defined this ProfileCommon:
I have develop an ASP.NET website and I want store some uploaded files in a shared location in some different server. On that server one user has the access.
how it is possible to get the access of the shared location on the server with my Web site?
I am using the sqlmembership provider with the login control from the toolbox. I want to capture the validated username after the user is authenticated. I need the username so that when the user adds or modifies a record i can have an audit trail. where is the best place to capture the validated user right after authentication? Ideally, i would like to capture it on the login form but how?
I am new in my orgainisation and i am assigned a task relating to Windows Authentication. But I've never worked with windows authentication and IIS before.
My Task is: Create simple webapp which shows the authenticated user (i.e. if I connect, it will show myName). It shud be working in IIS7.5 as well.
So I have a fairly simple web site which allows an Administrator to edit some data in a database which is displayed on some web pages.
The main navigation on the site is shown in the code snippet below. The Admin link goes to a Login.aspx which allows the Administrator to log in - once authenticated they get sent to the data edit page.
So my question is, how could I dynamically add a link to the data edit page in the <ul> list below once the user is authenticated ?
This would allow the authenticated user to see links to the secure pages in the main navigation bar.
I have this web application built. I am using windows authentication for this application. I have to log all the user activity as wells as site activity in this application. I have the below mentioned class established to log some activity regarding the user to an SQL server database table..
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I would still need to log many other items regarding the user and also the site, like the time spent by the user on the site, no: of currently logged in users on the site. Can anyone here suggest me as to how do I capture those items?? let me know if I am going in the right direction too.....?? If you can provide me with some links on this "user activity logging for windows authenticated applications".
Followed the code sample of Chapter 10 (Logging in) of the Book, Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, I created an ASP.NET 3.5 website with Forms Authentication. The sample code used Website Administration Tool (WAT) to manage the users, roles, and authorization.When running in the ASP.NET Development server environment, I can first login, then click to open the links for each for the 3 roles.
However when running the sample code in the IIS server environment, I can login but can not open the links for the role subfolders.Clicking each link popped up an error message for opening a login.aspx from the specific subfolder. I don't have a Login.aspx file in each subfolder.The 3 role subfolders were configured as the virtual folders in the IIS Server. Why the sample code worked fine inASP.NET Development server environment, but got an error message from theIIS Server environment? Why an authenticated user can not open the subfolder homepage?
I want to use the Control of ASP.NET (User wizard Control) to create user, but it only provide its default field like: -username, password, securityQuestion.All I want is the addtional information like Address, Company Name, Telephone number. And I know a solution by building it in 2 step, first the default username, passworld and the next step is the additional information. BUT i don't want to do like that.
I'm using the ASP.NET membership framework in my ASP.NET application. I'd like to save a few extra pieces of information in the cookie so that when I need it, I don't have to go back to the database. I want to save user's email address, full name and time zone.How do I save this information in the cookie?
I am trying to collect extra information about a user when the user account is created using the Create User Wizard. This info will be stored in a new table in the standard ASP membership SQL database.I have read several books and loads of online tutorials on the subject and they all take different approaches and seem to make the process hard work.Is there any reason why I can't add an SQL datasource and a number of textboxes to the wizard step, 'connect' the values from the textboxes to the Insert Parameters and then put an Insert Statement in a suitable event handler to cause the insert?