⚠️ Auth: Change principal name to subject identifier#62
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It is not valid for a principal name to be null or empty. As such, relying on name claims which can be null or empty is not acceptable. Instead, the subject identifier (`sub` claim) should be used as it cannot be null or empty as per the OAuth2 spec.
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It is not valid for a principal name to be null or empty. As such, relying on name claims which can be null or empty is not acceptable. Instead, the subject identifier (
subclaim) should be used as it cannot be null or empty as per the OAuth2 spec.Breaking change
Consumers using
authentication.getName()as a way to retrieve a user's display name must change toauthentication.getUserInfo().getName().