HOWTO: Native extensions for Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.iOS

Native extensions for Xamarin platforms

On Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.iOS, Rebex.Common.Native.dll assembly provides extra functionality to Rebex libraries. The following functionality is available:

• Native X.509 certificate validation - available for Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.iOS
• Fast Diffie-Hellman algorithm - available for Xamarin.Android

Usage instructions

Rebex.Common.Native.dll assemblies can be found in "bin/xamarin.android" and "bin/xamarin.ios" subfolders of Rebex libraries install folder. Alternatively, they are distributed as a NuGet package, which also provides a compatible API for other mainstream platforms.

Each extra feature has to be explicitly enabled. For instructions on enabling each extra feature, please see the relevant article from the list above.