ClientCredentials.ClientCertificate Property

Definition

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

public:
 property System::ServiceModel::Security::X509CertificateInitiatorClientCredential ^ ClientCertificate { System::ServiceModel::Security::X509CertificateInitiatorClientCredential ^ get(); };
public System.ServiceModel.Security.X509CertificateInitiatorClientCredential ClientCertificate { get; }
member this.ClientCertificate : System.ServiceModel.Security.X509CertificateInitiatorClientCredential
Public ReadOnly Property ClientCertificate As X509CertificateInitiatorClientCredential

Property Value

An X509CertificateInitiatorClientCredential that represents the client certificate.

Examples

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

// 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");
' Create the client with the binding and EndpointAddress.
Dim calcClient As 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