
HttpWebRequest/HttpWebResponse Supports New Functionality
1. Support HTTP/HTTPS requests
2. Support min-bar web services scenarios
a. GET/POST methods
b. On GET/POST requests: Set standard headers that don’t have security implications.
c. On GET/POST requests: Set custom headers
d. On responses: Read content type
3. On responses: Get OK or NotFound error codes
4. Leverage browser stack for certain networking features
a. Basic, digest, ntlm, & cookie based authentication scenarios
b. Proxy detection, data compression, caching,
c. Respect browser’s connection limits
5. Support only async requests & only support them on the UI thread