Can't get claims from JWT token with ASP.NET Core

Question

I\'m trying to do a really simple implementation of JWT bearer authentication with ASP.NET Core. I return a response from a controller a bit like this:

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Answer 1

You can't use ClaimsPricipal.Current in an ASP.NET Core application, as it's not set by the runtime. You can read https://github.com/aspnet/Security/issues/322 for more information.

Instead, consider using the User property, exposed by ControllerBase.