.Net: Bug: .Net: Semantic Kernel. 'The SSL connection could not be established, see inner exception.'

[imranshams]

Describe the bug
I have a .net app which use custom domain with corporate network and self signed SSL. My app uses 2 different services of SK & Azure Open AI and uses authentication via Managed identity (Entra ID):

Azure Open AI Chat Completion:

builder.AddAzureOpenAIChatCompletion(
    kernelConfig?.ChatCompletion?.DeploymentName,
    endpoint,
    new DefaultAzureCredential(),
    httpClient: new HttpClient() { Timeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10) }
);

It's working without any issue.

Azure Open AI Text 2 Image:

SSL could not accepted from SK nuget package and as I found in other related issues, solution is to use custom HttpClient as explained here:

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To Reproduce
Create a self signed SSL and use it with a custom domain in Azure App Service which has no internet and just available in a corporate network with intranet DNS

Expected behavior
There is no override for AddAzureOpenAITextToImage in AzureOpenAIKernelBuilderExtensions Class which accept both httpClient and managed identity, we can't use apikey for authentication

Platform

• Language: C#
• Source: NuGet package version 1.61.0
• AI model: Azure Open AI / dall-e-3
• IDE: VS Code
• OS: Linux

Additional context
I can make a contribution, if it takes to much time, because we need it as soon as possible

[imranshams]

I have created a PR:
Add custom httpClient support in AddAzureOpenAITextToImage without ApiKey

[imranshams]

The problem is now solved, my PR is reviewed and merged and delivered in version 1.62:
Nuget Link