403 error...

From: Arun (aknss_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/15/04

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    Hi,
       I am trying to make a request from a web service to an external
    site which uses https. I have a certificate (.p12 format) from them. I
    have performed the following steps:

    1. Exported the certificate to DER encoded .CER file.
    2. Imported the certificate into the Trusted Root CA of the local
    computer
    3. Used X509Certificate.CreateFromCertFile() to create a
    X509Certificate object from the .CER file.
    4. Added this certificate to the HttpWebRequest using
    httpRequest.ClientCertificates.Add(cert);
    5. When I try to retrieve the response using
    httpRequest.GetResponse(), I get the following error:
         "The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden."

    Any idea what this means and how to get past it? I have a feeling that
    the certificate is not being sent to the external site.
    Any help will be highly appreciated.

    Thanks,
    Arun

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