CertificateName Property  
 

Gets and sets the common name for the security certificate.

Syntax

object.CertificateName [= name ]

Remarks

This property sets the common name or friendly name of the client certificate that should be used to establish the connection with the server, or the name of the server certificate if the control is being used to create a server application. This property is used in conjunction with the CertificateStore property to identify the certificate that should be used to create a security context for the session.

For client applications, it is only required that you set this property value if the server requires a client certificate for authentication. If this property is not set, a client certificate will not be provided to the server. The certificate must be designated as a client certificate and have a private key associated with it, otherwise the connection attempt will fail.

For server applications, it is required that you specify a certificate name if security has been enabled by setting the Secure property to True. The certificate must be designated as a server certificate and have a private key associated with it, otherwise the control will be unable to accept incoming client connections.

Certificates may be installed and viewed on the local system using the Certificate Manager that is included with the Windows operating system. For more information, refer to the documentation for the Microsoft Management Console.

Data Type

String

See Also

CertificateStore Property, Secure Property