CurrentUserName

The CurrentUserName returns the username of the currently authenticated user when using Basic Authentication. When using cookie-based protection, use CookieCurrentUsername or refer to cookieSWValue as appropriate.
PLEASE READ THE NOTE BELOW.

Syntax

CurrentUserName(SERVER_NAME, SCRIPT_NAME, HTTP_AUTHORIZATION)

Parameters

SERVER_NAME

Server name, see example

SCRIPT_NAME

Script name, see example

HTTP_AUTHORIZATION

HTTP Authorization, see example

Return Values

Returns the username of the currently authenticated user. The return value is empty if there is none.

Other Functions

In Version 4.7c and above,
<% currentUser = AuthX.Base64UserName(Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_AUTHORIZATION")) %>
and
<% currentPassword = AuthX.Base64Password(Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_AUTHORIZATION")) %>
are also available.

Note - IMPORTANT - READ THIS!!!

In IIS4 and above, the HTTP_AUTHORIZATION value may not be returned correctly by IIS.
In MMC, select the directory in which the ASP page calling this function resides.
If Basic (Clear Text) is off, and NTCR (Integrated Windows Authentication in Windows 2000) is on, then HTTP_AUTHORIZATION will not return the correct value. This problem did not occur in IIS3. Microsoft bug Case Number is SR X980 2166010 644.
Recommended workaround is to

• turn Basic (Clear Text) off and NTCR (Integrated Windows Authentication in Windows 2000) off for that directory.

In the AuthentiX Options dialog, check the checkbox labelled: "Push through HTTP_AUTHORIZATION as HTTP_AUTHXAUTHORIZATION even if NTCR is on." Then use

Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_AUTHXAUTHORIZATION")
instead of
Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_AUTHORIZATION")
in the examples given.

Also, see here.

Example

<% 
usingAuthentiXStandard = true
if (usingAuthentiXStandard) then
Set AuthX = Server.CreateObject("AUTHXOCX.AuthXOCXCtrl.1") 
else
Set AuthX = Server.CreateObject("AUTHXISP.AuthXOCXCtrl.1") 
protectedDomain = Request.ServerVariables("LOCAL_ADDR")
'protectedDomain = "hostheader.com"
AuthX.SetVirtualDomain protectedDomain, Request.ServerVariables("SCRIPT_NAME")
AuthX.SetVirtualDomainPassword("")
end if
%>
<% currentUser = AuthX.CurrentUserName(Request.ServerVariables("LOCAL_ADDR"), Request.ServerVariables("SCRIPT_NAME"), Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_AUTHORIZATION")) %>

<% If "" = currentUser Then %>
An empty user name, protect this directory with AuthentiX and try again.
<% Else %>
Welcome, 
<B>
<%= currentUser %>,
</B>
to AuthentiX OCX!
<% End If %>

 

Applies To

AuthentiX OCX Component