Sets the

ServicePointManager

properties to specify SSL3 and HTTP 100-Continue response handling. 100-Continue response handling supports more efficient communication between the client and vCenter Server. When the client-side .NET framework sends a request to the Server, it sends the request header and waits for a 100-Continue response from the Server. After it receives that response, it sends the request body to the Server.

Creates an

X509Certificate2

object, specifies the certificate file, and imports the certificate. The certificate file specification indicates a PKCS #12 format file (Public-Key Cryptography Standards) –

PfxCertificateFile

. The file contains the client’s private key and public certificate. The

PfxCertificateFile

setting is defined in the

app.config

file in the

LoginByToken

project. The definition specifies the location of the file.

Creates a custom security assertion to store the SAML token and the certificate. The token and certificate will be included in the policy data for the

LoginByToken

request.

Defines a custom output filter that is derived from the .NET class

SendSecurityFilter

.