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

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Teemu Keiski
MCP, Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET), AspInsiders member
ASP.NET Forum Moderator, AspAlliance Columnist


"Gary" <gb@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> 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
>
>

[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]


"Gary" <gb@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:eQgMc6H1DHA.1736@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> 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
>
>