This is my code
Dim strSandbox As String = "https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr"
'.net 4.0
ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = DirectCast(3072, SecurityProtocolType)
Dim req As HttpWebRequest = CType(WebRequest.Create(strSandbox), HttpWebRequest)
req.Method = "POST"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
Dim Param() As Byte = Request.BinaryRead(HttpContext.Current.Request.ContentLength)
Dim strRequest As String = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(Param)
strRequest = strRequest + "&cmd=_notify-validate"
req.ContentLength = strRequest.Length
Dim streamOut As StreamWriter = New StreamWriter(req.GetRequestStream(), Encoding.ASCII)
and this is the error I get (line 47 being the last one in the code above)
Exception type: WebException
Exception message: The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a receive.
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetRequestStream(TransportContext& context)
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetRequestStream()
at ProcessIPN.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in ProcessIPN.aspx.vb:line 47
at System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive()
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
The client and server cannot communicate, because they do not possess a common algorithm
at System.Net.SSPIWrapper.AcquireCredentialsHandle(SSPIInterface SecModule, String package, CredentialUse intent, SecureCredential scc)
at System.Net.Security.SecureChannel.AcquireCredentialsHandle(CredentialUse credUsage, SecureCredential& secureCredential)
at System.Net.Security.SecureChannel.AcquireClientCredentials(Byte[]& thumbPrint)
at System.Net.Security.SecureChannel.GenerateToken(Byte[] input, Int32 offset, Int32 count, Byte[]& output)
at System.Net.Security.SecureChannel.NextMessage(Byte[] incoming, Int32 offset, Int32 count)
at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartSendBlob(Byte[] incoming, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
at System.Net.Security.SslState.ForceAuthentication(Boolean receiveFirst, Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)
at System.Net.Security.SslState.ProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult lazyResult)
at System.Net.TlsStream.CallProcessAuthentication(Object state)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Net.TlsStream.ProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult result)
at System.Net.TlsStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size)
at System.Net.PooledStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size)
at System.Net.ConnectStream.WriteHeaders(Boolean async)
I have .net 4.5 installed on the server and I'm using VB (I know) I have tried using the other SecurityProtocol string for .net 4.5 I found on here but that didn't work either I have translated the above 4.0 one from C# but not sure its correct. I should say that this worked fine in december 2015 without the ServicePointManager line This is the .net 4.5 line I tried
ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = SecurityProtocolType.Tls12
