Description

Gets the name of an authenticated user.

Returns

The name of an authenticated user.

Category

Security functions

Function syntax

GetAuthUser()

See also

cflogin, cfloginuser, cflogout, GetUserRoles, IsUserInAnyRole, IsUserInRole, IsUserLoggedIn, "Securing Applications" in the ColdFusion Developer's Guide

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>