WebClient.DownloadFile method and HTTPS - is it an HTTPS connection?
Someone asked on Stack Overflow:
Cutting out a lot of irrelevant information, the basics are that I have a web address like so:
https://dinglydangs.com/download.dll?request=file&name=dunderdata.csvI am using
WebClient.DownloadFile to, well, download the file. I need to know if, because it is an https link, this method is using an HTTPS connection to download the file. If not, what steps would I need to take to ensure an HTTPS connection is used?Possibly relevant: The link itself is sent to me in an e-mail. No actual authentication is required, I simply navigate to the link and the file downloads.
I posted the following answer, which was chosen as the accepted answer and received 1 upvote:
WebClient will use the protocol specified in the Uri you pass the download method. You don’t have to do anything special to make this happen.
You can use a tool like Fiddler to verify this, by checking the connections going out from your machine.
Notable comments
Nate (0 upvotes): So, I said uri and the method accepts address both are a pointer to the online resource you want to download. As long the online resource link is https, the connection will be over https…
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