For a current project, I’m using Glimpse to inspect what’s going on behind the ASP.NET covers. I really hope that you have heard about the greatest ASP.NET module of 2011: Glimpse. If not, shame on you! Install-Package Glimpse immediately! And if you don’t know what I mean by that, NuGet it now! (the greatest .NET addition since sliced bread).
This project is also using Windows Identity Foundation. It’s really a PITA to get a look at the claims being passed around. Usually, I do this by putting a breakpoint somewhere and inspecting the current IPrincipal’s internals. But with Glimpse, using a small plugin to just show me the claims and their values is a no-brainer. Check the right bottom of this '(partial) screenshot:
Want to have this too? Simply copy the following class in your project and you’re done:
1 [GlimpsePlugin()]
2 public class GlimpseClaimsInspectorPlugin : IGlimpsePlugin
3 {
4 public object GetData(HttpApplication application)
5 {
6 // Return the data you want to display on your tab
7 var data = new List<object[]> { new[] { "Identity", "Claim", "Value", "OriginalIssuer", "Issuer" } };
8
9 // Add all claims found
10 var claimsPrincipal = application.User as ClaimsPrincipal;
11 if (claimsPrincipal != null)
12 {
13 foreach (var identity in claimsPrincipal.Identities)
14 {
15 foreach (var claim in identity.Claims)
16 {
17 data.Add(new object[] { identity.Name, claim.ClaimType, claim.Value, claim.OriginalIssuer, claim.Issuer });
18 }
19 }
20 }
21
22 return data;
23 }
24
25 public void SetupInit(HttpApplication application)
26 {
27 }
28
29 public string Name
30 {
31 get { return "WIF Claims"; }
32 }
33 }
Enjoy! And if you feel like NuGet-packaging this (or including it with Glimpse), feel free.