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    Class CertificateAuthenticator

    Authenticator using X.509 client certificates for mTLS.

    Inheritance
    object
    BaseAuthenticator
    CertificateAuthenticator
    Implements
    IAuthenticator
    Inherited Members
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    Namespace: Couchbase.Core.IO.Authentication.Authenticators
    Assembly: Couchbase.NetClient.dll
    Syntax
    public sealed class CertificateAuthenticator : BaseAuthenticator, IAuthenticator

    Constructors

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    CertificateAuthenticator(ICertificateFactory)

    Creates a new CertificateAuthenticator with the specified certificate factory. Note: Only provide client certificates that are intended for authentication. Server CAs and Trust Anchors should be provided in TrustedServerCertificateFactory

    Declaration
    public CertificateAuthenticator(ICertificateFactory certificateFactory)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    ICertificateFactory certificateFactory

    Factory for providing client certificates.

    Properties

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    AuthenticatorType

    Allows for easier type checking of authenticators without incurring the overhead of type checking against its concrete class.

    Declaration
    public override AuthenticatorType AuthenticatorType { get; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    AuthenticatorType
    Overrides
    BaseAuthenticator.AuthenticatorType
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    CanReauthenticateKv

    Determines whether this authenticator can be used to re-authenticate existing KV connections. E.g. JWT authenticator should re-authenticate existing KV connections when the token is refreshed, while the password and certificate authenticators leave existing connections untouched.

    Declaration
    public override bool CanReauthenticateKv { get; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    bool
    Overrides
    BaseAuthenticator.CanReauthenticateKv
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    CertificateFactory

    Gets the certificate factory used by this authenticator.

    Declaration
    public ICertificateFactory CertificateFactory { get; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    ICertificateFactory
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    SupportsNonTls

    Indicates whether this authenticator supports non-TLS connections.

    Declaration
    public override bool SupportsNonTls { get; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    bool
    Overrides
    BaseAuthenticator.SupportsNonTls
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    SupportsTls

    Indicates whether this authenticator supports TLS connections.

    Declaration
    public override bool SupportsTls { get; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    bool
    Overrides
    BaseAuthenticator.SupportsTls

    Methods

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    AuthenticateClientWebSocket(ClientWebSocket)

    Takes a ClientWebSocket and applies authentication (e.g., setting headers).

    Declaration
    public override void AuthenticateClientWebSocket(ClientWebSocket clientWebSocket)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    ClientWebSocket clientWebSocket

    A ClientWebSocket object.

    Overrides
    BaseAuthenticator.AuthenticateClientWebSocket(ClientWebSocket)
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    AuthenticateHttpHandler(HttpMessageHandler, ClusterOptions, ICertificateValidationCallbackFactory, ILogger<object>?)

    The base implementation configures the RemoteCertificateValidationCallback on the HttpMessageHandler. Derived classes can override to provide client certificates or other settings.

    Declaration
    public override void AuthenticateHttpHandler(HttpMessageHandler handler, ClusterOptions clusterOptions, ICertificateValidationCallbackFactory callbackFactory, ILogger<object>? logger = null)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    HttpMessageHandler handler
    ClusterOptions clusterOptions
    ICertificateValidationCallbackFactory callbackFactory
    ILogger<object> logger
    Overrides
    BaseAuthenticator.AuthenticateHttpHandler(HttpMessageHandler, ClusterOptions, ICertificateValidationCallbackFactory, ILogger<object>?)
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    AuthenticateHttpRequest(HttpRequestMessage)

    Adds authentication to an HTTP request (e.g., Authorization header).

    Declaration
    public override void AuthenticateHttpRequest(HttpRequestMessage request)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    HttpRequestMessage request

    The HTTP request to authenticate.

    Overrides
    BaseAuthenticator.AuthenticateHttpRequest(HttpRequestMessage)
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    AuthenticateSslStream(SslStream, string, ClusterOptions, ICertificateValidationCallbackFactory, CancellationToken, ILogger<object>?)

    Takes an SSL stream, applies authentication (e.g. client certificates) and connects.

    Declaration
    public override Task AuthenticateSslStream(SslStream sslStream, string targetHost, ClusterOptions clusterOptions, ICertificateValidationCallbackFactory callbackFactory, CancellationToken cancellationToken, ILogger<object>? logger = null)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    SslStream sslStream

    The SslStream to authenticate

    string targetHost

    The target host to connect to

    ClusterOptions clusterOptions

    The ClusterOptions

    ICertificateValidationCallbackFactory callbackFactory

    An ICertificateValidationCallbackFactory implementation

    CancellationToken cancellationToken

    A CancellationToken

    ILogger<object> logger

    An optional logger

    Returns
    Type Description
    Task
    Overrides
    BaseAuthenticator.AuthenticateSslStream(SslStream, string, ClusterOptions, ICertificateValidationCallbackFactory, CancellationToken, ILogger<object>?)
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    GetClientCertificates(ILogger<object>?)

    Gets client certificates for mTLS authentication, if applicable.

    Declaration
    public override X509Certificate2Collection? GetClientCertificates(ILogger<object>? logger = null)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    ILogger<object> logger
    Returns
    Type Description
    X509Certificate2Collection

    Client certificates, or null if not using certificate authentication.

    Overrides
    BaseAuthenticator.GetClientCertificates(ILogger<object>?)

    Implements

    IAuthenticator
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