Override HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name

Question

I am trying to hook into the Web Forms ASP.NET pipeline and extend the HttpContext.Current.User.Identity in such a way that the Name property returns a custom implementation.

One possible approach which I have found in another answer that it is possible to add new properties by adding claims. The two questions I have are:

1. Where to add the claims in the ASP.NET Web Forms pipeline? And
2. Is it possible to override the existing Name property?

Mccrae

Answer 1

You can implement the PostAuthenticate event in your application's Global.asax file. The PostAuthenticate event occurs after the FormsAuthenticationModule has verified the forms authentication cookie.

the following link might be helpful: http://bytes.com/topic/asp-net/answers/860607-setting-httpcontext-current-user

Kep

Seems like we need a whole new provider if we want to use a name property. We will work around it by introducing another variable. Thanks for the idea about the PostAuthenticate event. Note that it does not fire for Windows authentication. – Mccrae