StandardSocketsHttpHandler:

StandardSocketsHttpHandler is a backport of SocketsHttpHandler to .NET Standard 2.0.

Features added to StandardSocketsHttpHandler:

• .NET Standard 2.0 compatibility (.NET Framework 4.7.2 is supported)
• ConnectCallback property - allows configuration of various socket options (TCP Keepalive, etc.)

Features missing from StandardSocketsHttpHandler:

• Windows Authentication (NLTM & Kerberos)
• Operating System proxy settings detection

Using StandardSocketsHttpHandler:

HttpClient client = new HttpClient(new StandardSocketsHttpHandler())

Releases:

Releases are available via NuGet.org

Contact:

If you have any question, feel free to contact me.
Tal Aloni tal.aloni.il@gmail.com