This property sets whether the provider attempts to negotiate TLS/SSL connections to the server.

Data Type

bool

Default Value

false

Remarks

This property sets whether the connector attempts to negotiate TLS/SSL connections to the server.

When set to false, (the default), for compatibility with the previous method of specifying the protocol prefix in the Server property, the connector category respects the protocol behavior set in Server, and then uses the protocol dictated by UseSSL=False. NOTE: This means that if you set UseSSL=False, but also specify Server="https://localhost", the connector attempts to connect and communicate over HTTPS, despite UseSSL being set to False.

When UseSSL is set to true, the connector attempts to strictly follow the property's specification, and it throws an exception if there is a conflict with the specification in Server. For example, if you set UseSSL=true, but specify Server as "http://localhost", the connector generates an exception.

Differences between the new and the old method:

In the new method, Server should now just specify server name, domain name, IP address, or similar. For the previous method of specifying Server as a combination of protocol prefix and hostname, like "http://localhost", this now maps to Server being set to "localhost", and UseSSL to false;. What was formerly set to Server="https://localhost" now maps to Server="localhost";UseSSL=true;.

New users of the driver are encouraged to not specify a protocol in Server.