How can you add a Certificate to WebClient (C#)?

Question

I know it is pretty simple to add a certificate to a HttpWebRequest. However, I have not found a way to do the equivalent using WebClient. Basically, I want to send out a POST with a specific certificate using WebClient.

How would you accomplish this exact code using WebClient:

var request = (HttpWebRequest) WebRequest.Create("my-url"); request.Method = "POST"; request.ClientCertificates.Add(new X509Certificate()); //add cert 

Answer 1

You must subclass and override one or more functions.

class MyWebClient : WebClient {     protected override WebRequest GetWebRequest(Uri address)     {         HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)base.GetWebRequest(address);         request.ClientCertificates.Add(new X509Certificate());         return request;     } }