/// <summary>
/// Gets the embedded data from authentication cookie.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <returns></returns>
public static T GetEmbeddedDataFromAuthenticationCookie <T>()
{
HttpContext currentContext = HttpContext.Current;
IPrincipal user = currentContext.User;
if (user != null && user.Identity.IsAuthenticated)
{
return(XmlSerializationHelper <T> .ConvertFromXml(FormsAuthentication.Decrypt(HttpContext.Current.Request.Cookies[FormsAuthentication.FormsCookieName].Value).UserData));
}
return(default(T));
}