User Guide

GetAuthUser 479

GetAuthUser

Description

Gets the name of an authenticated user.

Returns

The name of an authenticated user.

See also

IsUserInRole, cflogin, cfloginuser,

Chapter 16, “Securing Applications,” in Developing

ColdFusion MX Applications

History

ColdFusion MX: Added this function.

Usage

This function works with cflogin authentication or web server authentication. It checks for a

logged-in user as follows:

1 It checks for a login made with cfloginuser.

2 If no user was logged in with cfloginuser, it checks for a web server login (cgi.remote_user).

Example

<H3>GetAuthUser Example</H3>

<P>Authenticated User: <cfoutput>GetAuthUser()</cfoutput>