c# - MVC 5 Global User Account Object -

i have application following layout. in shared views folder have, _layout.cshtml, _sidenav.cshtml , _currentuser.cshtml.

in _layout.cshtml have:

@{ html.renderpartialif("_sidenav", request.isauthenticated); } 

in _sidenav.cshtml have:

@{ html.renderpartial("_currentuser"); } 

in _currentuser.cshtml have:

<div class="login-info">     <span>         <a href="javascript:void(0);" id="show-shortcut" data-action="toggleshortcut">             <img src="~/content/img/avatars/sunny.png" alt="me" class="online" />             <span>@user.identity.name</span>             <i class="fa fa-angle-down"></i>         </a>     </span> </div> 

we use formsauthentication authenticate user. not using standard identity authentication ships asp.net mvc 5 because using ldap server.

formsauthentication.setauthcookie(username, ispersistent); ..... httpcontext.current.user = new genericprincipal(new genericidentity(username, "forms"), roles); 

we use username in cookie can information ldap server.

problem: @user.identity.name returns username. need display full name of user. have access full name when authenticate. not sure how use it.

how can pass fullname value accountcontroller _currentuser.cshtml partial view? kind of global container @user.identity more attributes can set.

you can use this

formsauthenticationticket ticket = new formsauthenticationticket(1,                                                                 viewmodel.email,                                                                 your_issue_date,                                                                 your_expire_date,                                                                 viewmodel.rememberme,                                                                 jsonconvert.serializeobject(user),                                                                 formsauthentication.formscookiepath);   string hash = formsauthentication.encrypt(ticket); httpcookie authcookie = new httpcookie(formsauthentication.formscookiename, hash);  response.cookies.add(authcookie);