When i try add web reference to ssl webservice.

the error 403 appear . How can i add reference to SSL webservice ?

the error print screen attached .

I'm having the same problem. Did you ever fine a solution?

It means you don't have access to that URL. You either need to give it credentials to use or the site itself is blocking your IP.

You are write, I found out the site requires certain parameters to be passed in both the header and as an XML payload. I have since worked around the problem by writing my own proxy classes. But for future reference, is there any way to have VS pass parameters to the service in order to auto-create the proxy class?

It depends on the service; but, if the service adds SOAP header extensions, the generated SoapHttpClientProtocol-based class usually adds a property to enable population of the data for that extension.

For example, if the SOAP header has an extension element of type "headerExtensionType", the generated SoapHttpClientProtocol class should have a property of type "headerExtensionType"--whereheaderExtensionType is a new type in the same namespace/file.

If this is a publicly available service and you post the URL, I can give you details specific to its WSDL...

This problem is Microsoft Known BUG in VS-2003.

but you can used the workaround.

You must download the WSE 2.0 SP1, if you haven’t already (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/ThankYou.aspx?familyId=dab3ad9f-be8f-42e1-95fe-9aae41a487f3&displayLang=en), and add a reference to Microsoft.Web.Services2 in your project.

and you need change your code by adding mannualy the certificate to Instance of Webservice object, this is a sample code:

using WseX509 = Microsoft.Web.Services2.Security.X509;

[...]

// Create web service proxy

 Service1.Service1 myProxy = new WSSTest.Service1.Service1();

// Open the current user's certificate store

 WseX509.X509CertificateStore store = WseX509.X509CertificateStore.CurrentUserStore(WseX509.X509CertificateStore.MyStore);

 bool open = store.OpenRead();

// Find a certificate for the current user

 WseX509.X509CertificateCollection certs = store.FindCertificateBySubjectString("Email@address");

 WseX509.X509Certificate cert = ((WseX509.X509Certificate) certs[0]);

// Tell the proxy to send the user's certificate over when calling the web service

 myProxy.ClientCertificates.Add(cert);

// Call the web service

 string s = myProxy.HelloWorld();

 MessageBox.Show(s);

This problem isknown BUG in VS-2003.

but you can used the workaround.

1. On the website change security configuration to to not require certificate.

2. add webreference to your project and change the security configuration on website again to require certificate.

3. You must download the WSE 2.0 SP1, if you haven’t already (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/ThankYou.aspx?familyId=dab3ad9f-be8f-42e1-95fe-9aae41a487f3&displayLang=en), and add a reference to Microsoft.Web.Services2 in your project.

and you need change your code by adding mannualy the certificate to Instance of Webservice object, this is a sample code:

using WseX509 = Microsoft.Web.Services2.Security.X509;

[...]

// Create web service proxy

 Service1.Service1 myProxy = new WSSTest.Service1.Service1();

// Open the current user's certificate store

 WseX509.X509CertificateStore store = WseX509.X509CertificateStore.CurrentUserStore(WseX509.X509CertificateStore.MyStore);

 bool open = store.OpenRead();

// Find a certificate for the current user

 WseX509.X509CertificateCollection certs = store.FindCertificateBySubjectString("Email@address");

 WseX509.X509Certificate cert = ((WseX509.X509Certificate) certs[0]);

// Tell the proxy to send the user's certificate over when calling the web service

 myProxy.ClientCertificates.Add(cert);

// Call the web service

 string s = myProxy.HelloWorld();

 MessageBox.Show(s);

This problem isknown BUG in VS-2003.

but you can used the workaround.

1. On the website change security configuration to to not require certificate.

2. add webreference to your project and change the security configuration on website again to require certificate.

3. You must download the WSE 2.0 SP1, if you haven’t already (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/ThankYou.aspx?familyId=dab3ad9f-be8f-42e1-95fe-9aae41a487f3&displayLang=en), and add a reference to Microsoft.Web.Services2 in your project.

and you need change your code by adding mannualy the certificate to Instance of Webservice object, this is a sample code:

using WseX509 = Microsoft.Web.Services2.Security.X509;

[...]

// Create web service proxy

 Service1.Service1 myProxy = new WSSTest.Service1.Service1();

// Open the current user's certificate store

 WseX509.X509CertificateStore store = WseX509.X509CertificateStore.CurrentUserStore(WseX509.X509CertificateStore.MyStore);

 bool open = store.OpenRead();

// Find a certificate for the current user

 WseX509.X509CertificateCollection certs = store.FindCertificateBySubjectString("Email@address");

 WseX509.X509Certificate cert = ((WseX509.X509Certificate) certs[0]);

// Tell the proxy to send the user's certificate over when calling the web service

 myProxy.ClientCertificates.Add(cert);

// Call the web service

 string s = myProxy.HelloWorld();

 MessageBox.Show(s);

This problem isknown BUG in VS-2003.

but you can used the workaround.

1. On the website change security configuration to to not require certificate.

2. add webreference to your project and change the security configuration on website again to require certificate.

3. You must download the WSE 2.0 SP1, if you haven’t already (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/ThankYou.aspx?familyId=dab3ad9f-be8f-42e1-95fe-9aae41a487f3&displayLang=en), and add a reference to Microsoft.Web.Services2 in your project.

and you need change your code by adding mannualy the certificate to Instance of Webservice object, this is a sample code:

using WseX509 = Microsoft.Web.Services2.Security.X509;

[...]

// Create web service proxy

 Service1.Service1 myProxy = new WSSTest.Service1.Service1();

// Open the current user's certificate store

 WseX509.X509CertificateStore store = WseX509.X509CertificateStore.CurrentUserStore(WseX509.X509CertificateStore.MyStore);

 bool open = store.OpenRead();

// Find a certificate for the current user

 WseX509.X509CertificateCollection certs = store.FindCertificateBySubjectString("Email@address");

 WseX509.X509Certificate cert = ((WseX509.X509Certificate) certs[0]);

// Tell the proxy to send the user's certificate over when calling the web service

 myProxy.ClientCertificates.Add(cert);

// Call the web service

 string s = myProxy.HelloWorld();

 MessageBox.Show(s);