In this article I will explain with an example, how to use TLS1.2 with HttpClient in C# and VB.Net.
 
 

The ASPSnippets Test REST API

This article uses the following REST API hosted on GitHub.
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspsnippets/test/master/Customers.json
 
 

The JSON string returned from the API

The following JSON string is returned from the ASPSnippets Test API.
[
   {
      "CustomerId": 1,
      "Name": "John Hammond",
      "Country": "United States"
   },
   {
      "CustomerId": 2,
      "Name": "Mudassar Khan",
      "Country": "India"
   },
   {
      "CustomerId": 3,
      "Name": "Suzanne Mathews",
      "Country": "France"
   },
   {
      "CustomerId": 4,
      "Name": "Robert Schidner",
      "Country": "Russia"
   }
]
 
 

Public class

The public class consists of the following properties.
C#
public class Customer
{
    public string CustomerId { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Country { get; set; }
}
 
VB.Net
Public Class Customer
    Public Property CustomerId As String
    Public Property Name As String
    Public Property Country As String
End Class
 
 

Namespaces

You will need to import the following namespaces.
C#
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Web.Script.Serialization;
 
VB.Net
Imports System.Net
Imports System.Net.Http
Imports System.Web.Script.Serialization
 
 

Using TLS1.2 with HttpClient in C#

Inside the Page Load event handler, first the Security Protocol is set.
Note: For previous .Net Framework versions, please refer Using TLS1.2 in .Net 2.0, .Net 3.0, .Net 3.5 and .Net 4.0.
 
Then, the API is called using HttpClient and the JSON string is downloaded and deserialized to Generic List collection of CustomerModel class objects.
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    //Setting TLS 1.2 protocol.
    ServicePointManager.Expect100Continue = true;
    ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = SecurityProtocolType.Tls12;
 
    //Fetch the JSON string from URL.
    List<Customer> customers = new List<Customer>();
    string apiUrl = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspsnippets/test/master/Customers.json";
 
    HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
    HttpResponseMessage response = client.GetAsync(apiUrl).Result;
    if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
    {
         customers = new JavaScriptSerializer().Deserialize<List<Customer>>(response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result);
    }
}
 
VB.Net
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
    'Setting TLS 1.2 protocol.
    ServicePointManager.Expect100Continue = True
    ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = SecurityProtocolType.Tls12
 
    'Fetch the JSON string from URL.
    Dim customers As List(Of Customer) = New List(Of Customer)()
    Dim apiUrl As String = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspsnippets/test/master/Customers.json"
 
    Dim client As HttpClient = New HttpClient()
    Dim response As HttpResponseMessage = client.GetAsync(apiUrl).Result
 
    If response.IsSuccessStatusCode Then
         customers = New JavaScriptSerializer().Deserialize(Of List(Of Customer))(response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result)
    End If
End Sub
 
 

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Using TLS1.2 with HttpClient in C# and VB.Net
 
 

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