vb.net - can't use https protocol to retrieve web page

[cmitzel]

I am trying to access a web page with the https protocol.

Here's my code:

Dim http As System.Net.HttpWebRequest
Dim strm As System.IO.Stream

http = System.Net.HttpWebRequest.Create("[URL unfurl="true"]https://secure.website.com")[/URL]

strm = http.GetResponse.GetResponseStream

And here's the message I get:
[tt]
The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish trust relationship with remote server.[/tt]

This code works with the http protocol. It only gives me this error when trying to use https.

Thanx in advance for any help.
Chris

 

[chiph]

That feature (so I've heard) is forthcoming in v1.1 of the Framework. But for the 1.0 Framework (which is what we all have), you can't use the httpWebRequest object to open a https connection (that would require something like a httpsWebRequest object).

Chip H.