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Membership.GetUser() vs Context.User

What are the differences between Membership.GetUser() and Context.User, and which is recommended for use in getting information about the current user?

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zimdanen Avatar asked Apr 29 '10 01:04

zimdanen


1 Answers

If you don't have membership configured for your site, getuser() won't yield anything.

Context.user is the identity token handed to the asp.net runtime, and will yield a user if any authentication aside from anonymous acces is configured fo the site.

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Pierreten Avatar answered Nov 03 '22 03:11

Pierreten



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