Questions tagged [genericprincipal]

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

I have just recently run into an issue running an asp.net web app under visual studio 2008. I get the error 'type is not resolved for member...customUserPrincipal'. Tracking down various discussion groups it seems that there is an issue with…
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Extend System.Web.HttpContext.User

I would like to extend the System.Web.HttpContext.User object (ASP.NET/VB.NET) so that it contains other fields besides just Name. I understand I can create an object that inherits the System.Security.Principal.GenericPrincipal class, but how do I…
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How can I assign a value to HttpContext.User in ASP.NET MVC?

I write a controller like below: public class AccountController : Controller { public ActionResult Login(/*---*/) { GenericIdentity identity = new GenericIdentity("userName"); GenericPrincipal principal = new…
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MVC 5 - Added Role using GenericPrincipal | How to retrieve all roles for the user

I am using MVC 5 + Windows Authentication + Custom Roles, like this protected void Application_PostAuthenticateRequest(object sender, EventArgs e) { List roles = db.GetRoles(HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name); …
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HttpContext User value changing on its own?

I'm working on an ASP.Net 2.0 application and am having a strange issue involving the HttpContext User. It appears to be changing on its own when I go to a particular page/directory. All of our pages inherit from a base page. In that base page's…
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My.User.IsAuthenticated bug in WPF

I don't know exactly how to explain it, but here is basically how my problem could be reproduced: Create a WPF Windows Application Project in VB.NET (don't create, just keep reading this, unless you don't believe me...) Click the Window's header to…
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How to set GenericPrincipal of threads created automatically C#

I have the code in application like var principal = new GenericPrincipal(currentIdentity, roles); Thread.CurrentPrincipal = principal; but problem is when my application runs some threads are created automatically but there principle is not…
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Set proxy user in a GenericPrincipal, while keeping the old identity, using MVC

I have a site where I allow some users to proxy in as an other user. When they do, they should see the entire site as if they where the user they proxy in as. I do this by changing the current user object internal static void SetProxyUser(int…
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Generic Principal's getRoles returns empty array

This is the code to create a Principal object. List roles = new ArrayList(); roles.add(userRole); this.principal = new GenericPrincipal(username,"***********",roles); When I printed the principal object, I got [username(userRole,)] Getting…
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MSTest Request for principal permission failed

I've looked at the very good content at this thread and it hasn't solved my problem. MSTEST PrincipalPermission My class: public class SecurityUsingAttributes { [PrincipalPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Role = "SomeRole")] public int…
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How to apply OR in PrincipalPermission in base and derive class

I have a base class. [PrincipalPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Role = "Admin")] public class Base { } and derived one. [PrincipalPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Role = "Developer")] public class Derived : Base { } I want to let user with…
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