How to get current user who's accessing an ASP.NET application?

Question

To get the current logged in user at the system I use this code:

string opl = System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name.ToString();
         


        

Answer 1

The quick answer is User = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User

Ensure your web.config has the following authentication element.

Further Reading: Recipe: Enabling Windows Authentication within an Intranet ASP.NET Web application