For some (obscure) reason my MVC 4 application returns a guid when I run:
var name = User.Identity.Name; I have also tested this in a brand new MVC 4 application and this is new behavior to me. When I look up the documentation on IIdentity it states (as I remembered) that Identity.Name should
Gets the name of the current user.
Why is it returning a guid in my case?
From the web.config
<authentication mode="Forms"> <forms loginUrl="~/Account/Login" timeout="2880" /> </authentication> More relevant information: The application is also deployed on another machine, talking to the same database. We use the value of "User.Identity.Name" in that database and when it's not there for a user (new user) we add a new user with that guid.
Now, what is strange: when you switch applications (from localhost to the one deployed on T) you need to log in again. The User.Identity.Name will then be set to a new guid.
(with the starter default application we don't talk to the DB of course, but the same thing happens; User.Identity.Name returns a guid)
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You'll need to find the generic principal object which corresponds to the current user.
using System.Security.Principal; ... GenericPrincipal genericPrincipal = GetGenericPrincipal(); GenericIdentity principalIdentity = (GenericIdentity)genericPrincipal.Identity; string fullName = principalIdentity.Name; 
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