See Also

CertificateReceivedEventArgs Class  | CertificateReceivedEventArgs Members

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

Language

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ValidName Property

Dart.PowerTCP.SslSockets Namespace > CertificateReceivedEventArgs Class : ValidName Property

Returns whether or not the name is valid.

[Visual Basic]
Public ReadOnly Property ValidName As Boolean
[C#]
public bool ValidName {get;}
[C++]
public: __property bool get_ValidName();
[C++/CLI]
public:
property bool ValidName {
   bool get();
}

Return Type

A boolean indicating whether or not the certificate has a valid name.

Remarks

This property is true if Certificate.IssuedTo matches the URL for the Certificate.Name property; Otherwise this property is false. If this property is false you can:

Example

The following example demonstrates creating a simple secure client.

[Visual Basic] 

Private Sub CertificateReceived(ByVal sender As Object, ByRef e As CertificateReceivedEventArgs) Handles Tcp1.CertificateReceived
   Dim msg As String = "The certificate was invalid for the following reason(s)" + vbCrLf

   ' Check to see if the certificate is from a trusted root.
   If Not e.TrustedRoot Then
      msg += "This certificate is not from a trusted root" + vbCrLf
   End If

   ' Check to see if the certificate has a valid date.
   If Not e.ValidDate Then
      msg += "This certificate does not have a valid date" + vbCrLf
   End If

   ' Check to see if the certificate has a valid name.
   If Not e.ValidName Then
      msg += "This certificate does not have a valid name" + vbCrLf
   End If

   If msg <> "" Then
      msg += "Would you like to accept this certificate anyway?"
      If MessageBox.Show(msg, "Invalid Cert Received", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) = DialogResult.Yes Then
         e.Accept = True
      End If
   End If
End Sub

[C#] 


private void CertificateReceived(object sender, CertificateReceivedEventArgs e)
{
  string msg = "The certificate was invalid for the following reason(s)\n";

  // Check to see if the certificate is from a trusted root.
  if(!e.TrustedRoot)
     msg+= "This certificate is not from a trusted root\n";

  // Check to see if the certificate has a valid date.
  if(!e.ValidDate)
     msg+= "This certificate does not have a valid date\n";

  // Check to see if the certificate has a valid name.
  if(!e.ValidName)
     msg+= "This certificate does not have a valid name\n";

  if(!e.Accept)
  {
     msg += "Would you like to accept this certificate anyway?";
     if(MessageBox.Show(msg, "Invalid Cert Received", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) == DialogResult.Yes)
        e.Accept = true;
  }
}
                

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

See Also

CertificateReceivedEventArgs Class  | CertificateReceivedEventArgs Members

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