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+namespace Shared.General
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+    using System.Linq;
+    using System.Security.Claims;
+    using Exceptions;
+
+    [ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+    public class ClaimsHelper
+    {
+        #region Methods
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the user claims.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="user">The user.</param>
+        /// <param name="customClaimType">Type of the custom claim.</param>
+        /// <param name="defaultValue">The default value.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">No claim [{customClaimType}] found for user id [{userIdClaim.Value}</exception>
+        public static Claim GetUserClaim(ClaimsPrincipal user,
+                                         String customClaimType,
+                                         String defaultValue = "") {
+            Claim userClaim = null;
+
+            if (ClaimsHelper.IsPasswordToken(user)) {
+                // Get the claim from the token
+                userClaim = user.Claims.SingleOrDefault(c => c.Type.ToLower() == customClaimType.ToLower());
+
+                if (userClaim == null) {
+                    throw new NotFoundException($"Claim type [{customClaimType}] not found");
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                userClaim = new Claim(customClaimType, defaultValue);
+            }
+
+            return userClaim;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines whether [is client token] [the specified user].
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="user">The user.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        ///   <c>true</c> if [is client token] [the specified user]; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
+        /// </returns>
+        public static Boolean IsPasswordToken(ClaimsPrincipal user) {
+            Boolean result = false;
+
+            Claim userIdClaim = user.Claims.SingleOrDefault(c => c.Type == ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier);
+
+            if (userIdClaim != null) {
+                result = true;
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Determines whether [is user roles valid] [the specified user].
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="user">The user.</param>
+        /// <param name="allowedRoles">The allowed roles.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        ///   <c>true</c> if [is user roles valid] [the specified user]; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
+        /// </returns>
+        public static Boolean IsUserRolesValid(ClaimsPrincipal user,
+                                               String[] allowedRoles) {
+            if (ClaimsHelper.IsPasswordToken(user) == false) {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return allowedRoles.Any(r => user.IsInRole(r));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Validates the route parameter.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="routeParameter">The route parameter.</param>
+        /// <param name="userClaim">The user claim.</param>
+        public static Boolean ValidateRouteParameter<T>(T routeParameter,
+                                                        Claim userClaim) {
+            if (userClaim != null && userClaim.Value != String.Empty) {
+                if (routeParameter.ToString() != userClaim.Value) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}
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