User.Identity.Name blank in ASP.Net MVC

Question

Exactly as per the title.

Simply in my HomeController I have:

string Username = User.Identity.Name;

Why is this value always blank?

Answer 1

Have you attached Authorize attribute to ur action or controller?

public class HomeController : Controller {
    [Authorize]
    public ActionResult Index() {
         string userName = User.Identity.Name;
         return View();
    }
}