Re: http request from windows service

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Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:41:25 +0200

Right, when the service runs under the same account that the certificate was
installed under, it works. Now I need to figure out how to grant access to
the private key to another account. Downloaded a tool called
winhttpcertcfg.exe and am playing with it.

Thank you,

Eliyahu

"Joe Kaplan (MVP - ADSI)" <joseph.e.kaplan@removethis.accenture.com> wrote
in message news:OzaWEUv4EHA.2568@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> 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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