To expand on Bartho Bernsmann's answer, I should like to add that one can have a universal, future-proof implementation at the expense of a little reflection:
static void AllowAllSecurityPrototols()
{ int i, n;
Array types;
SecurityProtocolType combined;
types = Enum.GetValues( typeof( SecurityProtocolType ) );
combined = ( SecurityProtocolType )types.GetValue( 0 );
n = types.Length;
for( i = 1; i < n; i += 1 )
{ combined |= ( SecurityProtocolType )types.GetValue( i ); }
ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = combined;
}
I invoke this method in the static constructor of the class that accesses the internet.