X509ClientCertificateAuthentication.CustomCertificateValidator Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.ServiceModel.Security

Assembly:

System.ServiceModel.dll

Gets or sets a custom client certificate validator.

public:
 property System::IdentityModel::Selectors::X509CertificateValidator ^ CustomCertificateValidator { System::IdentityModel::Selectors::X509CertificateValidator ^ get(); void set(System::IdentityModel::Selectors::X509CertificateValidator ^ value); };

public System.IdentityModel.Selectors.X509CertificateValidator CustomCertificateValidator { get; set; }

member this.CustomCertificateValidator : System.IdentityModel.Selectors.X509CertificateValidator with get, set

Public Property CustomCertificateValidator As X509CertificateValidator

Property Value

X509CertificateValidator

The custom client certificate validator.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

set when credential is read-only.

Examples

The following code shows how to set this property.

// Create a service host.
Uri httpUri = new Uri("http://localhost/Calculator");
ServiceHost sh = new ServiceHost(typeof(Calculator), httpUri);

// Get a reference to the authentication object.
X509ClientCertificateAuthentication myAuthProperties =
    sh.Credentials.ClientCertificate.Authentication;

// Configure custom certificate validation.
myAuthProperties.CertificateValidationMode =
    X509CertificateValidationMode.Custom;
// Specify a custom certificate validator (not shown here) that inherits
// from the X509CertificateValidator class.
// creds.ClientCertificate.Authentication.CustomCertificateValidator =
//    new MyCertificateValidator();

' Create a service host.
Dim httpUri As New Uri("http://localhost/Calculator")
Dim sh As New ServiceHost(GetType(Calculator), httpUri)

' Get a reference to the authentication object.
Dim myAuthProperties As X509ClientCertificateAuthentication = _
sh.Credentials.ClientCertificate.Authentication

' Configure custom certificate validation.
myAuthProperties.CertificateValidationMode = X509CertificateValidationMode.Custom
' Specify a custom certificate validator (not shown here) that inherits 
' from the X509CertificateValidator class.
' creds.ClientCertificate.Authentication.CustomCertificateValidator = _
'    new MyCertificateValidator()

The property can also be set in a configuration file.

<serviceCredentials>  
  <clientCertificate>  
     <authentication certificateValidationMode='Custom' customCertificateValidatorType='Samples.MyCertificateValidator, Samples' />  
  </clientCertificate>  
</serviceCredentials>  

Remarks

If the CertificateValidationMode property is set to Custom, you must set the CustomCertificateValidator property to a custom validator that inherits from the X509CertificateValidator class.

For more information, see How to: Create a Service that Employs a Custom Certificate Validator.

See also

• CertificateValidationMode
• X509CertificateValidator
• How To: Create a Service Employing a Custom Certificate Validator