System.Net.Security.SslStream (class)

System.Net.Security.SslStream derives from System.Net.Security.AuthenticatedStream and provides a Stream for SSL/TLS communication.

Simple HTTPS Client

The following simple example demonstrate how System.Net.Security.SslStream can be combined with System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient to establish establish HTTPS connection:

$domain = 'renenyffenegger.ch'
$conn   = new-object System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient($domain, 443)

[System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream] $connStream = $conn.GetStream()

$sslStream = New-Object System.Net.Security.SslStream($connStream,$false)
$sslStream.AuthenticateAsClient($domain)

$reader = new-object System.IO.StreamReader($sslStream)
$writer = new-object System.IO.StreamWriter($sslStream)

$writer.AutoFlush = $true

#
#    Send request header, terminated
#    by an empty line
#
$writer.WriteLine('GET / HTTP/1.1')
$writer.WriteLine("Host: $domain")
$writer.WriteLine('')

#
#    Read response from server.
#
while ($reader.Peek() -ne -1) {
   write-host ($reader.ReadLine())
}

Methods and properties

`AuthenticateAsClient()`
`AuthenticateAsClientAsync()`
`AuthenticateAsServer()`
`AuthenticateAsServerAsync()`
`BeginAuthenticateAsClient()`
`BeginAuthenticateAsServer()`
`BeginRead()`
`BeginWrite()`
`CanRead`
`CanSeek`
`CanTimeout`
`CanWrite`
`CheckCertRevocationStatus`
`CipherAlgorithm`
`CipherStrength`
`Dispose()`
`DisposeAsync()`
`EndAuthenticateAsClient()`
`EndAuthenticateAsServer()`
`EndRead()`
`EndWrite()`
`Finalize()`
`Flush()`
`FlushAsync()`
`HashAlgorithm`
`HashStrength`
`IsAuthenticated`
`IsEncrypted`
`IsMutuallyAuthenticated`
`IsServer`
`IsSigned`
`KeyExchangeAlgorithm`
`KeyExchangeStrength`
`Length`
`LocalCertificate`
`NegotiateClientCertificateAsync()`
`NegotiatedApplicationProtocol`
`NegotiatedCipherSuite`
`Position`
`Read()`
`ReadAsync()`
`ReadByte()`
`ReadTimeout`
`RemoteCertificate`
`Seek()`
`SetLength()`
`ShutdownAsync()`
`SslProtocol`
`TargetHostName`
`TransportContext`
`Write()`
`WriteAsync()`
`WriteTimeout`