ASP.NET identity use email instead of user name

Question

How can I use email instead of user name in the new ASP.NET identity system?

I tried to change the RegisterViewModel class:

[Display(Name = "Email address")]
[Required(ErrorMessage = "The email address is required")]
[EmailAddress(ErrorMessage = "Invalid Email Address")]
public string UserName { get; set; }

but when I enter an mail adress I am getting the error:

User name fsdfsd@fsdfsd.de is invalid, can only contain letters or digits.

meda · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-12T00:17:28.960

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You have 2 options to solve it by either turning off that validator, or create your own UserValidator.

You could turn it off like this:

UserManager.UserValidator = new UserValidator<TUser>(UserManager) 
                                    { 
                                       AllowOnlyAlphanumericUserNames = false 
                                    };

edited Nov 12 '13 at 00:17

answered Nov 03 '13 at 22:15

meda

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I suggest creating a custom UserManager (e.g. AppUserManager : UserManager) that sets the UserValidator of itself in this way when instantiated. I do this so that I don't have to remember setting the UserValidator when newing up a UserManager class, and only have to remember to use my custom AppUserManager class. – Jeremy Cook Dec 06 '13 at 16:58

ASP.NET identity use email instead of user name

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