How do I get the full name of a user in .net MVC 3 intranet app?

Question

I have an MVC 3 intranet application that performs windows authentication against a particular domain. I would like to render the current user\'s name.

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Answer 1

If you have many controllers then using @vcsjones approach might be painfull. Therefore I'd suggest creating extension method for TIdentity.

public static string GetFullName(this IIdentity id)
    {
        if (id == null) return null;

        using (var context = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain))
        {
            var userPrincipal = UserPrincipal.FindByIdentity(context, id.Name);
            return userPrincipal != null ? $"{userPrincipal.GivenName} {userPrincipal.Surname}" : null;
        }
    }

And then you can use it in your view:

Hello, @User.Identity.GetFullName()!