Get the current user

When working with the Sitefinity CMS API, often developers need to interact with the currently authenticated user, whether to display data about him or to check if he belongs to a role. With the introduction of Claims authentication, this can be done using static methods in the ClaimsManager class.

NOTE: To learn more about claims authentication, visit the installation and administration guide, topic Overview: Authentication models.

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