Implementing "Remember Me"

[Gary]

Our site uses forms authentication where we always store the username in a
session("UserName"). We get that username from the logon screen. Now we
are implementing a "remember Me" checkbox where, if selected, we will call
FormsAuthentication.RedirectFromLoginPage(txtUser.value,
chkPersist.checked).

This works but the next time the remembered user logs in, they don't go
through our login page and the session("UserName") doesn't get set. I
suppose the the user name is inthe cookie but what property or method can I
use to retrieve it?
Thanks,
Gary

 

[Teemu Keiski]

Hi,

the name should be available just by using:

User.Identity.Name

 

[Nauzad Kapadia]

if you are using FormsAuthentication, you really don;t need to waste a
session variable for storing the username.

Using HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name should return the "username"
value stored in the authentication cookie.

If you still want to store it in a session variable, then trap one of the
application events (like session_onstart, but i am not sure.) and assign the
above value to a session variable.

Regards,
Nauzad Kapadia [MVP]