asp.net client cert issue

[Param R.]

Hi all, I have an aspx page that needs to call a remote website that is
protected by client cert authentication. I have installed the client cert
and set permissions for IIS_WPG as per
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;817854. I then
exported the cert to a DER encoded file.

Now here is my code:-

Dim h as httpwebrequest
h = Ctype(WebReques t.Create(strurl ), httpwebrequest)

Dim mycert as X509Certificate =
X509Certificate .CreateFromCert File("c:\inetpu b\wwwroot\mycer t.cer")
h.clientcertifi cates.add(mycer t)

h.contenttype = "text/xml"
h.method = "POST"
h.contentlength = len(strbody)

Dim s as stream = h.getrequeststr eam()
Dim sw as new streamwriter(s)
sw.write(strbod y)
sw.close()

Dim hr as httpwebresponse = Ctype(h.getresp onse(), httpwebresponse )
Dim s2 as stream = hr.getresponses tream()
Dim sr as new streamreader(s2 )
returnstr = sr.readtoend()
sr.close()

Now here is the error I am getting back:-

The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish secure channel for
SSL/TLS.

Any Ideas? Please help. The same code works for a page that is not protected
by Client Certs.

thanks!

[Param R.]

BTW, the server is 2003 with .net 1.1 sp1 installed.

thanks!

"Param R." <[e-mail] m> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..

Hi all, I have an aspx page that needs to call a remote website that is
protected by client cert authentication. I have installed the client cert
and set permissions for IIS_WPG as per
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;817854. I then
exported the cert to a DER encoded file.

Now here is my code:-

Dim h as httpwebrequest
h = Ctype(WebReques t.Create(strurl ), httpwebrequest)

Dim mycert as X509Certificate =
X509Certificate .CreateFromCert File("c:\inetpu b\wwwroot\mycer t.cer")
h.clientcertifi cates.add(mycer t)

h.contenttype = "text/xml"
h.method = "POST"
h.contentlength = len(strbody)

Dim s as stream = h.getrequeststr eam()
Dim sw as new streamwriter(s)
sw.write(strbod y)
sw.close()

Dim hr as httpwebresponse = Ctype(h.getresp onse(), httpwebresponse )
Dim s2 as stream = hr.getresponses tream()
Dim sr as new streamreader(s2 )
returnstr = sr.readtoend()
sr.close()

Now here is the error I am getting back:-

The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish secure channel
for SSL/TLS.

Any Ideas? Please help. The same code works for a page that is not
protected by Client Certs.

thanks!

[Eliyahu Goldin]

Try

h.ContentType = "applicatio n/x-www-form-urlencoded";

Eliyahu

"Param R." <[e-mail] m> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..

Hi all, I have an aspx page that needs to call a remote website that is
protected by client cert authentication. I have installed the client cert
and set permissions for IIS_WPG as per
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;817854. I then
exported the cert to a DER encoded file.

Now here is my code:-

Dim h as httpwebrequest
h = Ctype(WebReques t.Create(strurl ), httpwebrequest)

Dim mycert as X509Certificate =
X509Certificate .CreateFromCert File("c:\inetpu b\wwwroot\mycer t.cer")
h.clientcertifi cates.add(mycer t)

h.contenttype = "text/xml"
h.method = "POST"
h.contentlength = len(strbody)

Dim s as stream = h.getrequeststr eam()
Dim sw as new streamwriter(s)
sw.write(strbod y)
sw.close()

Dim hr as httpwebresponse = Ctype(h.getresp onse(), httpwebresponse )
Dim s2 as stream = hr.getresponses tream()
Dim sr as new streamreader(s2 )
returnstr = sr.readtoend()
sr.close()

Now here is the error I am getting back:-

The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish secure channel for SSL/TLS.

Any Ideas? Please help. The same code works for a page that is not protected by Client Certs.

thanks!

[Joerg Jooss]

Param R. wrote:

Hi all, I have an aspx page that needs to call a remote website that
is protected by client cert authentication. I have installed the
client cert and set permissions for IIS_WPG as per
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;817854. I then
exported the cert to a DER encoded file.

Now here is my code:-

Dim h as httpwebrequest
h = Ctype(WebReques t.Create(strurl ), httpwebrequest)

Dim mycert as X509Certificate =
X509Certificate .CreateFromCert File("c:\inetpu b\wwwroot\mycer t.cer")
h.clientcertifi cates.add(mycer t)

h.contenttype = "text/xml"
h.method = "POST"
h.contentlength = len(strbody)

Dim s as stream = h.getrequeststr eam()
Dim sw as new streamwriter(s)
sw.write(strbod y)
sw.close()

Dim hr as httpwebresponse = Ctype(h.getresp onse(), httpwebresponse )
Dim s2 as stream = hr.getresponses tream()
Dim sr as new streamreader(s2 )
returnstr = sr.readtoend()
sr.close()

Now here is the error I am getting back:-

The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish secure
channel for SSL/TLS.

Any Ideas? Please help. The same code works for a page that is not
protected by Client Certs.

Either the server-side rejected your policy or your current
ICertificatePol icy rejected the server certificate. Verify that both certs
are OK.

Cheers,

--
Joerg Jooss
www.joergjooss.de
ne**@joergjooss .de