Use this tag for questions related to a principal programming principle.
For example:
In Python, a principal programming principle is the EAFP principle.
Read about principal in its general meaning in the Wiktionary.
Questions tagged [principal]
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How should I check if a user is authenticated in MVC5?
I have seen the following two accessible booleans:
System.Web.Mvc.Controller.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated
System.Web.Mvc.Controller.Request.IsAuthenticated
Is there a difference between these. They both seem to do the same thing so I am not sure…
user1679941
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Keycloak retrieve custom attributes to KeycloakPrincipal
In my rest service i can obtain the principal information after authentication using
KeycloakPrincipal kcPrincipal = (KeycloakPrincipal) servletRequest.getUserPrincipal();
statement.
Keycloak principal does'nt cotain all the information i need…
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Thread.CurrentPrincipal in .NET console application
Here is a trivial console application that i run in command prompt:
using System;
using System.Threading;
namespace Test
{
internal class Runner
{
[STAThread]
static void Main(string[] args)
{
…
UserControl
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How do I implement custom Principal and Identity in ASP.NET MVC?
I want to store extra information in the authenticated user so that I can have it easily accessible (like User.Identity.Id, for example), instead of just the name, since I'm planning on having that non-unique.
So far I've gathered that I should…
Kenji Kina
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How do I start a thread in a different security context?
How to start a thread in the security context of a different user? When a process starts a thread normally the security context is also passed but how to launch a thread in a different security context with the principal of a different user?
TrustyCoder
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Spring security accessing principal
When using spring security, specifically with @notation; what is the proper way to access the principal in a Controller? Lets say the following is my controller, but I would like to access the principal in the secure() method…
wuntee
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Retaining principal inside queued background work item
I'm using ASP.Net Web API 2 / .Net 4.5.2.
I'm trying to retain the calling principal when queueing a background work item. To that end, I'm trying to:
Thread.CurrentPrincipal = callingPrincipal;
But when I do so, I get an…
user47589
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How to get logged user name/Principal in Spring MVC REST channel?
I have Spring MVC REST channel:
@Controller
@RequestMapping("/rest")
public class REST {
and I have my method:
@RequestMapping(value = "/doSomething")
public @ResponseBody DoSomethingResultDTO doSomething(
@RequestBody…
Danubian Sailor
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How I get Active Directory User Properties with System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement Namespace?
I want do get Active Directory Properties from a user and I want to use System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.
my code:
public static void GetUserProperties(string dc,string user)
{
PrincipalContext ctx = new…
Tarasov
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App Domain Level Impersonation
I am developing an application that needs to load plug-ins into separate child app domains. Only one plug-in is loaded into one child app domain. Each plug-in requires different Windows identity and those identities are different from the Windows…
Rest Wing
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How do I get the Current User identity for a VPN user in a Windows forms app?
We're currently developing a Windows Smartclient that needs to authenticate users using their AD group membership.
We now have a requirement for some users to connect over VPN. Is there any way I can get the AD account identity and groups from the…
Andronicus
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Spring 3 MVC Controller integration test - inject Principal into method
As part of Spring 3 MVC it is possible to inject the currently logged in user (Principle) object into a controller method.
E.g.
@Controller
public class MyController {
@RequestMapping(value="/update", method = RequestMethod.POST)
public…
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What's the basic ideas of *continuous physic simulation* like box2d/bullet3d?
Traditional physics simulation in games or graphics industry was basically discrete.
But engines nowadays such as box2d or bullet3d implement continuous physics simulation. I know basic principles of discrete simulation, but I have no idea about…
eonil
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Set the Thread.CurrentPrincipal from IAuthorizationPolicy?
I have a WCF service running under .NET Framework 4.6.2. I have used the web.config before to configure the service with my custom IAuthorizationPolicy like this :
behaviorConfiguration="MyClientService.CustomValidator_Behavior"…
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How to understand Principals in SQL Server?
This sounds stupid but I find it really confusing: in MSDN the definition is the entity that can request SQL Server resources. And basically there are three types of principals: Windows-level principals, SQL Server-level principals and…
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