Accessing https and SSL

[flavorjatin]

Hi All,

1. I've created a function in which, using httpWebRequest, I am sending a request to a https site. Now, when i place this function in VB.NET Windows application project, it is able to give me the response successfully. But, when i place this function in a Web service, it gives error Could not establish secure channel for SSL/TLS (Probably, thats where SSL comes into picture, since I am accessing https site. But why this error does not come when I access it through windows application?)

2. I need to send some sensitive data to the Web service I've created from my VB 6.0 client. Can SSL can help me doing the same or do I require to put some encryption logic in the place?

Thanks in advance.

[PT Exorcist]

Show me how you did it in the windows forms version as some time ago i wanted to do the same and got stuck. Ty

[flavorjatin]

This is C# code

string strRequestHTML;
string strBaseURL = "https://www...?";

strRequestHTML = "PARAMETERS";

HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(strBaseURL + strRequestHTML);

request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential();

HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();

XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.Load(response.GetResponseStream());
txtXMLResponse.Text = doc.InnerXml;
response.Close();

[hellswraith]

My first guess is that the client certificate is located on your store, not the store that the web service is running under. I can't tell you much more beyond that, as I am hitting this issue this week.

[PT Exorcist]

Originally posted by flavorjatin
This is C# code

string strRequestHTML;
string strBaseURL = "https://www...?";

strRequestHTML = "PARAMETERS";

HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(strBaseURL + strRequestHTML);

request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential();

HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();

XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.Load(response.GetResponseStream());
txtXMLResponse.Text = doc.InnerXml;
response.Close();

and what do you have here?

new NetworkCredential();