Certificate problem in Web Service call when running a Windows Service

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Hi,

I get the following exception when accessing a Web Service in a Windows service.

System.Net.WebException: The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel. ---> System.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationException: The remote certificate is invalid according to the validation procedure.

The same code is running well as a console application. The service logs in with the LocalSystem (different from the development user). The certificate source is in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities list. I use Windows XP.

What can I do to solve this problem?

Thank in advance.

Regards,
KeesGijs

Posted 12-Feb-10 4:31am

KeesDekker

Updated 12-Feb-10 6:38am

Smitha Nishant

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Eddy Vluggen · Answer 1 · 2010-02-12T08:01:00

KeesDekker wrote:
The same code is running well as a console application. The service logs in with the LocalSystem (different from the development user). The certificate source is in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities list.

Does the LocalSystem-account have a valid certificate to perform a login? If it's run under a different account, then it would also try to access the certificate-store that belongs to that user-account.

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It's suggested here[^] that the LocalSystem account doesn't have access to the certificate store. Does the service have to run on a limited account, or would it be acceptable to run it using a local useraccount?

KeesDekker · Answer 2 · 2010-02-12T09:10:00

Solution 2

Thanks Eddy.
I understood that certificates in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities tab are valid for any login on my PC.
Is that true?
If not, how do I make a certificate valid for the LocalSystem login in particular?
Regards,
Kees

Posted 12-Feb-10 9:10am