0 Determining Identity in a Web service in ASP.NET

 Determining Identity in a Web service

 The following code can be used within a Web service to obtain identity information.
[WebMethod]
public string GetDotNetThreadIdentity()
{
return Thread.CurrentPrincipal.Identity.Name;
}
[WebMethod]
public string GetWindowsThreadIdentity()
{
return WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name;
}
[WebMethod]
public string GetUserIdentity()
{
return User.Identity.Name;
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}
[WebMethod]
public string GetHttpContextUserIdentity()
{
return HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name;
}

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