ClientCredentials.ClientCertificate Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.ServiceModel.Description

Assembly:

System.ServiceModel.Primitives.dll

Package:

System.ServiceModel.Primitives v8.1.1

Source:

ClientCredentials.cs

Gets an object that you can use to provide the X.509 certificate that the client uses to authenticate to the service.

C#

public System.ServiceModel.Security.X509CertificateInitiatorClientCredential ClientCertificate { get; }

Property Value

X509CertificateInitiatorClientCredential

An X509CertificateInitiatorClientCredential that represents the client certificate.

Examples

The following code shows how you can use this property to configure the X.509 certificate.

C#

// Create the client with the binding and EndpointAddress.
CalculatorClient calcClient = new CalculatorClient(b, ea);

// Set the client credential value to a valid certificate.
calcClient.ClientCredentials.ClientCertificate.SetCertificate(
    StoreLocation.CurrentUser,
    StoreName.TrustedPeople,
    X509FindType.FindBySubjectName,
    "client.com");

Remarks

You can also set this value using the <certificate> in a client application configuration file.

Applies to