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How To Make An Implicit Secure Connection
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Here is an example on how to make an implicit SSL connection.

static void ImplicitSSLExample()

{

  try

  {

    FtpClient ftp = new FtpClient();

    //ftp.TraceWriter = Console.Out;



    // Subscribe to the CertificateReceived event

    ftp.CertificateReceived += new CertificateReceivedEventHandler( OnCertificateReceived );



    // Pick an authentication method

    AuthenticationMethod authenticationMethod = AuthenticationMethod.Ssl;



    // Pick verification flags. If unsure, pick 'None'.

    VerificationFlags verificationFlags = VerificationFlags.None;



    // Supply a client certificate to submit to the server. This example doesn't use one

    Certificate clientCertificate = null;



    // Connect implicitly to the server using encryption. Notice the port number reserved for this

    // This form always enables encryption for the data channel (for file transfers)

    ftp.Connect( "localhost", 990, authenticationMethod, verificationFlags, clientCertificate );



    try

    {

      // Login. The exchanged information will be encrypted

      ftp.Login( "username", "password" );



      /* Perform your file transfers */

    }

    finally

    {

      // Make sure we always disconnect

      ftp.Disconnect();



      ftp.CertificateReceived -= new CertificateReceivedEventHandler( OnCertificateReceived );

    }

  }

  catch( Exception exception )

  {

    // Output some information about it

    Console.WriteLine( "-->{0}: {1}\n{2}", exception.GetType().Name, exception.Message, exception.StackTrace );



    // Fetch the inner exception

    exception = exception.InnerException;



    // While there is an exception

    while( exception != null )

    {

      // Output some information about it

      Console.WriteLine( "-->Inner exception: {0}: {1}\n{2}", exception.GetType().Name, exception.Message, exception.StackTrace );



      // Fetch the inner exception

      exception = exception.InnerException;

    }

  }

}



static void OnCertificateReceived( object sender, CertificateReceivedEventArgs e )

{

  // The Status argument property tells you if the server certificate was accepted

  // based on the VerificationFlags provided in the call to Connect().

  if( e.Status != VerificationStatus.ValidCertificate )

  {

    Console.WriteLine( "The server certificate is invalid: {0}", e.Status.ToString() );

    Console.WriteLine( e.ServerCertificate.ToString() );



    // You have three choices here:

    //

    //  1) Refuse the certificate by setting e.Action to VerificationAction.Reject,

    //      thus making the authentication fail. This is e.Action's default value

    //      when the server certificate isn't valid.

    //

    //  2) Set e.Flags to less restrictive criterion and ask the library to

    //      validate the certificate again by setting e.Action to

    //      VerificationAction.VerifyAgain.

    //

    //  3) Force the library to accept this certificate by setting e.Action to

    //      VerificationAction.Accept.

    //

    // We'll do #1 or #3, depending on the user's answer.



    Console.WriteLine( "Do you want to accept this certificate anyway? [Y/N]" );



    int answer = Console.Read();

    if( ( answer == 'y' ) || ( answer == 'Y' ) )

    {

      e.Action = VerificationAction.Accept;

    }

  }

  else

  {

    // e.Action's default value is VerificationAction.Accept

    Console.WriteLine( "Valid certificate received from server." );

  }

}
Private Shared Sub ImplicitSSLExample()

  Try

    Dim ftp As New FtpClient()

    'ftp.TraceWriter = Console.Out;



    ' Subscribe to the CertificateReceived event

    AddHandler ftp.CertificateReceived, AddressOf OnCertificateReceived



    ' Pick an authentication method

    Dim authenticationMethod As AuthenticationMethod = AuthenticationMethod.Ssl



    ' Pick verification flags. If unsure, pick 'None'.

    Dim verificationFlags As VerificationFlags = VerificationFlags.None



    ' Supply a client certificate to submit to the server. This example doesn't use one

    Dim clientCertificate As Certificate = Nothing



    ' Connect implicitly to the server using encryption. Notice the port number reserved for this

    ' This form always enables encryption for the data channel (for file transfers)

    ftp.Connect("localhost", 990, authenticationMethod, verificationFlags, clientCertificate)



    Try

      ' Login. The exchanged information will be encrypted

      ftp.Login("username", "password")



      ' Perform your file transfers 

    Finally

      ' Make sure we always disconnect

      ftp.Disconnect()



      RemoveHandler ftp.CertificateReceived, AddressOf OnCertificateReceived

    End Try

  Catch exception As Exception

    ' Output some information about it

    Console.WriteLine("-->{0}: {1}" & Constants.vbLf & "{2}", exception.GetType().Name, exception.Message, exception.StackTrace)



    ' Fetch the inner exception

    exception = exception.InnerException



    ' While there is an exception

    Do While exception IsNot Nothing

      ' Output some information about it

      Console.WriteLine("-->Inner exception: {0}: {1}" & Constants.vbLf & "{2}", exception.GetType().Name, exception.Message, exception.StackTrace)



      ' Fetch the inner exception

      exception = exception.InnerException

    Loop

  End Try

End Sub



Private Shared Sub OnCertificateReceived(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As CertificateReceivedEventArgs)

  ' The Status argument property tells you if the server certificate was accepted

  ' based on the VerificationFlags provided in the call to Connect().

  If e.Status <> VerificationStatus.ValidCertificate Then

    Console.WriteLine("The server certificate is invalid: {0}", e.Status.ToString())

    Console.WriteLine(e.ServerCertificate.ToString())



    ' You have three choices here:

    '

    '  1) Refuse the certificate by setting e.Action to VerificationAction.Reject,

    '      thus making the authentication fail. This is e.Action's default value

    '      when the server certificate isn't valid.

    '

    '  2) Set e.Flags to less restrictive criterion and ask the library to

    '      validate the certificate again by setting e.Action to

    '      VerificationAction.VerifyAgain.

    '

    '  3) Force the library to accept this certificate by setting e.Action to

    '      VerificationAction.Accept.

    '

    ' We'll do #1 or #3, depending on the user's answer.



    Console.WriteLine("Do you want to accept this certificate anyway? [Y/N]")



    Dim answer As Integer = Console.Read()

    If (answer = AscW("y"c)) OrElse (answer = AscW("Y"c)) Then

      e.Action = VerificationAction.Accept

    End If

  Else

    ' e.Action's default value is VerificationAction.Accept

    Console.WriteLine("Valid certificate received from server.")

  End If

End Sub
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