windows-security – Tarik Billa

How to get user name using Windows authentication in asp.net?

November 27, 2023 by Tarik

These are the different variables you have access to and their values, depending on the IIS configuration. Scenario 1: Anonymous Authentication in IIS with impersonation off. HttpContext.Current.Request.LogonUserIdentity.Name SERVER1\IUSR_SERVER1 HttpContext.Current.Request.IsAuthenticated False HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name – System.Environment.UserName ASPNET Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name SERVER1\ASPNET Scenario 2: Windows Authentication in IIS, impersonation off. HttpContext.Current.Request.LogonUserIdentity.Name MYDOMAIN\USER1 HttpContext.Current.Request.IsAuthenticated True HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name MYDOMAIN\USER1 System.Environment.UserName ASPNET Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name SERVER1\ASPNET Scenario … Read more

How to get HttpClient to pass credentials along with the request?

October 20, 2022 by Tarik

You can configure HttpClient to automatically pass credentials like this: var myClient = new HttpClient(new HttpClientHandler() { UseDefaultCredentials = true });