Invalidate ClaimsPrincipal after it has been modified

Question

I am using ASP.NET MVC, Identity2.

I have added "FirstName" Custom ClaimPrincipal:

public async Task<ClaimsIdentity> GenerateUserIdentityAsync(UserManager<ApplicationUser, long> manager)
{
    var userIdentity = await manager.CreateIdentityAsync(
                           this,
                           DefaultAuthenticationTypes.ApplicationCookie);

    // Add custom user claims here
    userIdentity.AddClaim(new Claim("FirstName", FirstName));

    return userIdentity;
}

If I update the value of "FirstName", I need to logout and log back in, for the "FirstName" Claim to be updated. Is it possible to invalidate "FirstName" Claim, so it's value is forced to be refreshed?

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I have seen this question, which shows how to update the value of Claims, I was wondering if there is easier way to just invalidate them.

Answer 1

When looking at MS built-in template, I noticed that they always makes a call to SignInManager.SignInAsync, after changing user credentials (e.g. password, 2 Factor Authentication, etc).

I also noticed that the Claims are updated once the user logs out and logs back in... so after changing "FirstName" which is stored in a Claim, I called SignInManager.SignInAsync to re-signin the User... this way, the Claims are updated:

[HttpPost]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public async Task<ActionResult> UpdateFirstName(string firstName)
{
    var user = await UserManager.FindByIdAsync(User.Identity.GetUserId<long>());
    user.FirstName = firstName;

    // update FirstName which is stored in a Claim
    var result = await UserManager.UpdateAsync(user);

    if (result.Succeeded)
    {
        // re-signin the user, to refresh the Claims
        await SignInManager.SignInAsync(user, isPersistent: false, rememberBrowser: false);

        // you need to redirect after calling SignInAsync, so claims are refreshed
        return RedirectToAction("Index"); 
    }

    // add some error message...
    return View();
}

Note: As shown in the question, I am storing the Claims in Cookie.