How do I get the full name of a user in .net MVC 3 intranet app?

Question

I have an MVC 3 intranet application that performs windows authentication against a particular domain. I would like to render the current user\'s name.

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Answer 1

Another option, without requiring a helper... You could just declare context and principal before you need to utilize these values, and then utilize it like a standard output...

@{ // anywhere before needed in cshtml file or view
    var context = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain);
    var principal = UserPrincipal.FindByIdentity(context, User.Identity.Name);
}

Then anywhere within the document, just call each variable as needed:

@principal.GivenName // first name
@principal.Surname // last name