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  • Amir Khan 1199 posts 2567 karma points
    Dec 13, 2011 @ 00:55
    Amir Khan
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    add username to session variable

    Hi,

    What is the best way to add a Member name to a session variable? I'm trying to set it up so I can direct them to specific pages base on name, here's the .NET code i nave so far.

    Thanks!

    Amir

     

    public override bool CheckAuthentication()
       {
         // WARNING : DO NOT simply return "true". By doing so, you are allowing
           // "anyone" to upload and list the files in your server. You must implement
           // some kind of session validation here. Even something very simple as...
         //
            //      
          //
            // ... where Session[ "IsAuthorized" ] is set to "true" as soon as the
            // user logs on your system.
          if (System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated)
         
          {
             return true;
          }
         
              return false;
             
      }

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  • Bo Damgaard Mortensen 712 posts 1189 karma points
    Dec 13, 2011 @ 02:55
    Bo Damgaard Mortensen
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    Hi Amir,

    You should be able to set the session upon login. In your Login controls OnLoggingIn (or OnLoggedIn) you could maybe do this:

    Session["UserName"] = HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name;

    This stores the username of the logged in member as a session variable.

    - Bo

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  • Amir Khan 1199 posts 2567 karma points
    Dec 13, 2011 @ 21:41
    Amir Khan
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    Hi Bo, thanks for your help, so something like this?

     

    public void OnLoggingIn()
    {
    Session["UserName"] = HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name;
    }

    Then retrieve it like this?

    (string)Session["UserName"];
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  • Bo Damgaard Mortensen 712 posts 1189 karma points
    Dec 14, 2011 @ 00:56
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    Hi Amir,

    yes, that would be my guess :-) does it work?

    Alternatively you could also just check on either HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name; or Member.GetCurrent().LoginName;  before redirecting.

    - Bo

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  • Amir Khan 1199 posts 2567 karma points
    Dec 15, 2011 @ 02:54
    Amir Khan
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    Sure did! These are the two bits I used, thank you for your help!

    Session["UserName"] = HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name; 
    
(string)Session["UserName"];

    -Amir

     





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  • Amir Khan 1199 posts 2567 karma points
    Dec 15, 2011 @ 05:15
    Amir Khan
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    Bo,

    Do you have a good resource for getting other properties like role name? I'm having trouble searching for it, not sure if im just using the wrong terminology.

    Thanks!

    Amir

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  • Bo Damgaard Mortensen 712 posts 1189 karma points
    Dec 17, 2011 @ 00:06
    Bo Damgaard Mortensen
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    Hi Amir,

    Yes, you should be able to find everything you need when it comes to Roles/UserGroups in the Roles class found in the System.Web.Security assembly. Here's an overview of the class:

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.security.roles.aspx

    Hope that helps :) If not, let me know!

    - Bo

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