Re: http request from windows service

From: Joe Kaplan \(MVP - ADSI\) (joseph.e.kaplan_at_removethis.accenture.com)
Date: 12/15/04

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    Ah, the client certificate is almost certainly the issue then. Make sure
    the service account has access to the private key.

    Joe K.

    "Eliyahu Goldin" <removemeegoldin@monarchmed.com> wrote in message
    news:uwqpuEv4EHA.3644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
    > Thank you Joe,
    >
    > It is SSL and it uses client certificate. I will look at it.
    >
    > Eliyahu
    >
    > "Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@removethis.accenture.com> wrote
    > in message news:eiMe00t4EHA.4092@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
    >> It might be credentials-related, SSL related or proxy server related.
    > Does
    >> the server require authentication? If it is SSL, are you sure you have
    > the
    >> trusted roots installed where the service account can get to them? If it
    >> goes through a proxy server, are you sure the service account has that
    > proxy
    >> configuration?
    >>
    >> I'd check those assumptions first. It is a generally good idea to put
    > some
    >> robust instrumentation in any kind of service process though unless you
    > plan
    >> to handle these issues by attaching a debugger to it in production.
    >>
    >> Joe K.
    >>
    >> "Eliyahu Goldin" <removemeegoldin@monarchmed.com> wrote in message
    >> news:OCWmaJt4EHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
    >> > When started from command line, the application makes an http request,
    >> > gets
    >> > a response and writes it to a file. When started from a windows
    >> > service,
    >> > no
    >> > file is created. I might have to add some tracing to the application
    >> > and
    >> > see
    >> > if an exception is generated. In meantime I am just wondering if there
    >> > are
    >> > any known security issues.
    >> >
    >> > Thank you for answering,
    >> >
    >> > Eliyahu
    >> >
    >> > "Nicole Calinoiu" <calinoiu REMOVETHIS AT gmail DOT com> wrote in
    > message
    >> > news:eRwMyKs4EHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
    >> >> What do you mean by "[it] doesn't seem to work when I start it from a
    >> >> windows service"? Are receiving a particular exception? If so, could
    >> >> you
    >> >> please provide the full exception details as retrieved from a call to
    > its
    >> >> ToString() method?
    >> >>
    >> >>
    >> >> "Eliyahu Goldin" <removemeegoldin@monarchmed.com> wrote in message
    >> >> news:uR1zGgr4EHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
    >> >> > What security issues shall I care about when sending http requests
    > from
    >> > a
    >> >> > windows service? I have a console program that works fine if I start
    > it
    >> >> > from
    >> >> > command line and doesn't seem to work when I start it from a windows
    >> >> > service. I am using HttpWebRequest and HttpWebResponse classes.
    >> >> >
    >> >> > Eliyahu
    >> >> >
    >> >> >
    >> >>
    >> >>
    >> >
    >> >
    >>
    >>
    >
    >

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