The IE
certificate database is actually not IE specific. It is shared with any other
Microsoft application, including .NET ones. So it should
work.
Here
is an extract of a readme file from a sample I wrote some times
ago:
If HTTPS is enabled (see How
do I make HTTPS work?), you can run the secure version of the .NET
application. In order to do that, you need to install the server certificate so
the HTTPS handshake can be successful. With the Axis Java client, the server
certificate was imported in a keystore used by the client program. For a .NET
application, you need to install this certificate in the Trusted Root
Certification Authorities of your Windows machine. You are supposed to be able
to store it in your personal certificate storage as well, but I did not manage
to make it work that way.
Using Explorer, go in the
Using Explorer, go in the
keystores
folder. You should find a file called server.cer
(if not, you need first to perform all the steps described in How
do I make HTTPS work?). Double click on this file. It should open a dialog
box giving you the details of the certificate (I do not know if you need
anything special installed on your machine in order to do that, but I do not
think so). On the General pane, there is an Install Certificate button. Click on
it. It should start the Certificate Import Wizard. Click Next. Automatically
select the certificate store should work and the Trusted Root Certification
Authorities is picked. Click Next then Finish then Yes on any confirmation
popups. You can remove or check the installed certificate from Internet
Explorer, Tools menu, Internet Options, Content tab, Certificates button,
Trusted Root Certification Authorities tab. The installed certificate is called
localhost (check the genkey target in the build.xml
file to understand why localhost).Thomas
-----Original Message-----
From: Naresh Bhatia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 12:39 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Connecting to Axis server from a C# client over SSLHi,
I have an Axis server running on a SSL port. Axis clients can successfully connect to it. However C# clients give me the following error:
Could not establish trust relationship with remote server
What do I have to do to make the C# client accept the certificate supplied by the Axis server? I have imported the server certificate as well as the associated CA certificate in to IE which now trusts the Axis server. Is there an equivalent process for .NET web applications?
Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks.
Naresh Bhatia
