How to perform a fast web request in C#

Question

I have a HTTP based API which I potentially need to call many times. The problem is that I can\'t get the request to take less than about 20 seconds, though the same reques

Answer 1

Does your site have an invalid SSL cert? Try adding this

ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback = new System.Net.Security.RemoteCertificateValidationCallback(AlwaysAccept);

//... somewhere AlwaysAccept is defined as:

using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
using System.Net.Security;

public bool AlwaysAccept(object sender, X509Certificate certification, X509Chain chain, SslPolicyErrors sslPolicyErrors)
{
    return true;
}