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+1 This is the right approach - don't bypass all SSL security, just mark the signer of that self-sign certificate as trusted.

Basic
– Basic

2012-11-05 23:25:25 +00:00
Commented Nov 5, 2012 at 23:25
The WinHTTPRequest object offers a SetClientCertificate method and this is probably what .Net wraps to get similar functionality. The ITC is pretty old and moldy.

Bob77
– Bob77

2012-11-07 16:23:58 +00:00
Commented Nov 7, 2012 at 16:23
@Bob77 A client certificate would only be used when the server wants to uniquely authenticate each client which is a different scenario than using a self-signed cert on the server.

Holistic Developer
– Holistic Developer

2013-12-11 22:35:27 +00:00
Commented Dec 11, 2013 at 22:35

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