How to get the current user in ASP.NET MVC

In a forms model, I used to get the current logged-in user by:

Page.CurrentUser

How do I get the current user inside a controller class in ASP.NET MVC?

Solution 1:

If you need to get the user from within the controller, use the User property of Controller. If you need it from the view, I would populate what you specifically need in the ViewData, or you could just call User as I think it's a property of ViewPage.

Solution 2:

I found that User works, that is, User.Identity.Name or User.IsInRole("Administrator").

Solution 3:

Try HttpContext.Current.User.

Public Shared Property Current() As System.Web.HttpContext
Member of System.Web.HttpContext

Summary:
Gets or sets the System.Web.HttpContext object for the current HTTP request.

Return Values:
The System.Web.HttpContext for the current HTTP request

Solution 4:

You can get the name of the user in ASP.NET MVC4 like this:

System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name

Solution 5:

I realize this is really old, but I'm just getting started with ASP.NET MVC, so I thought I'd stick my two cents in:

• Request.IsAuthenticated tells you if the user is authenticated.
• Page.User.Identity gives you the identity of the logged-in user.