Getting authenticate AD users objectGuid from asp.net

Question

I am using windows authentication within an ASP.NET application. I am wondering how to best get the objectGuid from the currently logged in user?

Regards, Egil.

Answer 1

You need to use NativeGuid property. C# code:

string login = HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name;
string domain = login.Substring(0, login.IndexOf('\\'));
string userName = login.Substring(login.IndexOf('\\') + 1);
DirectoryEntry domainEntry = new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://" + domain);
DirectorySearcher searcher = new DirectorySearcher(domainEntry);
searcher.Filter = string.Format(
   "(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(sAMAccountName={0}))",
   userName);
SearchResult searchResult = searcher.FindOne();
DirectoryEntry entry = searchResult.GetDirectoryEntry();
Guid objectGuid = new Guid(entry.NativeGuid);