How can I retrieve all the roles (groups) a user is a member of?

Question

Is there a way to get a list of roles a Windows authenticated user is in, without explicitly checking by WindowsPrincipal.IsInRole method?

Answer 1

In an ASP.NET MVC site, you can do it like this:

Add this to your Web.config:

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Then you can use Roles.GetRolesForUser() to get all the Windows groups that the user is a member of. Make sure you're using System.Web.Security.