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SslStream::RemoteCertificate Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets the certificate used to authenticate the remote endpoint.

Namespace: System.Net.Security
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

public:
virtual property X509Certificate^ RemoteCertificate {
	X509Certificate^ get ();
}

Property Value

Type: System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates::X509Certificate
An X509Certificate object that represents the certificate supplied for authentication or nullptr if no certificate was supplied.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidOperationException	Authentication failed or has not occurred.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates displaying the certificate returned by this property.

C++

   static void DisplayCertificateInformation( SslStream^ stream )
   {
      Console::WriteLine( L"Certificate revocation list checked: {0}", stream->CheckCertRevocationStatus );
      X509Certificate^ localCertificate = stream->LocalCertificate;
      if ( stream->LocalCertificate != nullptr )
      {
         Console::WriteLine( L"Local cert was issued to {0} and is valid from {1} until {2}.", 
             localCertificate->Subject, 
             localCertificate->GetEffectiveDateString(), 
             localCertificate->GetExpirationDateString() );
      }
      else
      {
         Console::WriteLine( L"Local certificate is null." );
      }

      X509Certificate^ remoteCertificate = stream->RemoteCertificate;
      if ( stream->RemoteCertificate != nullptr )
      {
         Console::WriteLine( L"Remote cert was issued to {0} and is valid from {1} until {2}.", 
            remoteCertificate->Subject, 
            remoteCertificate->GetEffectiveDateString(), 
            remoteCertificate->GetExpirationDateString() );
      }
      else
      {
         Console::WriteLine( L"Remote certificate is null." );
      }
   }


private:

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

SslStream Class

System.Net.Security Namespace

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