SslStream.ReadTimeout Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Net.Security

Assembly:

System.Net.Security.dll

Source:

SslStream.cs

Gets or sets the amount of time, expressed in milliseconds, a read operation blocks waiting for data.

public:
 virtual property int ReadTimeout { int get(); void set(int value); };

public override int ReadTimeout { get; set; }

member this.ReadTimeout : int with get, set

Public Overrides Property ReadTimeout As Integer

Property Value

Int32

The amount of time, in milliseconds, that elapses before a synchronous read operation fails.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates setting the value of this property.

static void ProcessClient( TcpClient^ client )
{
   
   // A client has connected. Create the 
   // SslStream using the client's network stream.
   SslStream^ sslStream = gcnew SslStream( client->GetStream(),false );
   
   // Authenticate the server but don't require the client to authenticate.
   try
   {
      sslStream->AuthenticateAsServer( serverCertificate, false, true );
      // false == no client cert required; true == check cert revocation.
      
      // Display the properties and settings for the authenticated stream.
      DisplaySecurityLevel( sslStream );
      DisplaySecurityServices( sslStream );
      DisplayCertificateInformation( sslStream );
      DisplayStreamProperties( sslStream );
      
      // Set timeouts for the read and write to 5 seconds.
      sslStream->ReadTimeout = 5000;
      sslStream->WriteTimeout = 5000;
      
      // Read a message from the client.   
      Console::WriteLine( L"Waiting for client message..." );
      String^ messageData = ReadMessage( sslStream );
      Console::WriteLine( L"Received: {0}", messageData );
      
      // Write a message to the client.
      array<Byte>^message = Encoding::UTF8->GetBytes( L"Hello from the server.<EOF>" );
      Console::WriteLine( L"Sending hello message." );
      sslStream->Write( message );
   }
   catch ( AuthenticationException^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( L"Exception: {0}", e->Message );
      if ( e->InnerException != nullptr )
      {
         Console::WriteLine( L"Inner exception: {0}", e->InnerException->Message );
      }
      Console::WriteLine( L"Authentication failed - closing the connection." );
      sslStream->Close();
      client->Close();
      return;
   }
   finally
   {
      
      // The client stream will be closed with the sslStream
      // because we specified this behavior when creating
      // the sslStream.
      sslStream->Close();
      client->Close();
   }

}

static void ProcessClient (TcpClient client)
{
    // A client has connected. Create the
    // SslStream using the client's network stream.
    SslStream sslStream = new SslStream(
        client.GetStream(), false);
    // Authenticate the server but don't require the client to authenticate.
    try
    {
        sslStream.AuthenticateAsServer(serverCertificate, clientCertificateRequired: false, checkCertificateRevocation: true);

        // Display the properties and settings for the authenticated stream.
        DisplaySecurityLevel(sslStream);
        DisplaySecurityServices(sslStream);
        DisplayCertificateInformation(sslStream);
        DisplayStreamProperties(sslStream);

        // Set timeouts for the read and write to 5 seconds.
        sslStream.ReadTimeout = 5000;
        sslStream.WriteTimeout = 5000;
        // Read a message from the client.
        Console.WriteLine("Waiting for client message...");
        string messageData = ReadMessage(sslStream);
        Console.WriteLine("Received: {0}", messageData);

        // Write a message to the client.
        byte[] message = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("Hello from the server.<EOF>");
        Console.WriteLine("Sending hello message.");
        sslStream.Write(message);
    }
    catch (AuthenticationException e)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}", e.Message);
        if (e.InnerException != null)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Inner exception: {0}", e.InnerException.Message);
        }
        Console.WriteLine ("Authentication failed - closing the connection.");
        sslStream.Close();
        client.Close();
        return;
    }
    finally
    {
        // The client stream will be closed with the sslStream
        // because we specified this behavior when creating
        // the sslStream.
        sslStream.Close();
        client.Close();
    }
}

Private Shared Sub ProcessClient(client As TcpClient)
    ' A client has connected. Create the 
    ' SslStream using the client's network stream.
    Dim sslStream = New SslStream(client.GetStream(), False)

    Try

        sslStream.AuthenticateAsServer(serverCertificate, clientCertificateRequired:=False, checkCertificateRevocation:=True)
        ' Display the properties And settings for the authenticated stream.
        DisplaySecurityLevel(sslStream)
        DisplaySecurityServices(sslStream)
        DisplayCertificateInformation(sslStream)
        DisplayStreamProperties(sslStream)

        ' Set timeouts for the read and write to 5 seconds.
        sslStream.ReadTimeout = 5000
        sslStream.WriteTimeout = 5000

        ' Read a message from the client.   
        Console.WriteLine("Waiting for client message...")
        Dim messageData As String = ReadMessage(sslStream)
        Console.WriteLine("Received: {0}", messageData)

        ' Write a message to the client.
        Dim message As Byte() = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("Hello from the server.<EOF>")
        Console.WriteLine("Sending hello message.")
        sslStream.Write(message)
    Catch e As AuthenticationException
        Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}", e.Message)

        If e.InnerException IsNot Nothing Then
            Console.WriteLine("Inner exception: {0}", e.InnerException.Message)
        End If

        Console.WriteLine("Authentication failed - closing the connection.")
        sslStream.Close()
        client.Close()
        Return
    Finally
        ' The client stream will be closed with the sslStream
        ' because we specified this behavior when creating
        ' the sslStream.
        sslStream.Close()
        client.Close()
    End Try
End Sub

Remarks

This property returns the value returned by invoking ReadTimeout on the underlying stream. When you set this property, the ReadTimeout value on the underlying stream is set to the specified value.

If the underlying stream is a NetworkStream, ReadTimeout is in milliseconds and is set to Infinite by default so that read operations do not timeout.