gRPC and WindowsIdentity

JT 1

All, I’m considering moving a WCF client server app to gRPC (as recommended due to WCF end of life)

However, this looks like a tricky, as I can’t find a gRPC equivalence of

OperationContext.Current.ServiceSecurityContext.WindowsIdentity.Name;

Which is a major issue.

We’re a 100% windows shop, so I’m not bothered about portability.

Theobald Du-MSFT 326 Reputation points

2021-01-20T05:23:11.487+00:00

Hi @JT , gRPC is a replacement of wcf service in .netcore, so grpc is suitable for .netcore.
JT 1 Reputation point

2021-01-20T17:21:56.153+00:00

Thanks, but that's not what I asked.

The questions is about the gRPC equivalence/work around of the WCF call

OperationContext.Current.ServiceSecurityContext.WindowsIdentity.Name;
Theobald Du-MSFT 326 Reputation points

2021-01-21T09:18:12.71+00:00

Hi @JT , In my opinion, your purpose of obtaining this value should be to achieve verification. You can refer to the official documentation to achieve the verification you want in gRPC, Authentication and authorization in gRPC for ASP.NET Core
JT 1 Reputation point

2021-01-21T10:13:11.207+00:00

Thanks. Is it possible to host this as a Windows servcie ?
Theobald Du-MSFT 326 Reputation points

2021-01-22T08:59:29.093+00:00

Hi @JT , Yes, here is for your reference:Self-hosted gRPC applications

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