Authenticating SQL connection using certificates in .NET

Question

I\'ve noticed that it is possible SQL Server 2005/2008 to authenticate replication accounts using certificates. Is it possible to authenticate .NET SqlConnection in the same

Answer 1

You can configure ASP.NET to use client side certificates, see this KB article.

But the ASP.NET server does not have access to your client's certificate. So the ASP.NET server cannot authenticate to SQL Server with a certificate.