In this article, we are going to see how to use Transport Security with Self hosting by using SSL.
Introduction
In this article,we are going to see how to use Transport security with Self Hosting by using SSL. Please Refer this link
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms733791.aspx. This link contains information about how to set SSl for Self hosting.
Lets go through this application step by step
Step1: Open VS 2008>New Project>Console Application>Give the name> Select c# as a programming language.
Step2:
Now give System.ServiceModel reference to the console application project.
Step3:
Now,lets write Service Contract,operation contract and so on in our service application.
I am setting the port to 8000. your url format should be like this https://computername:port no/service name
Step4:
Now lets config the application configuration file(app.config). For configuring app.config, i am using a tool called WCF Service Configuration Editor. Please refer this link
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms732009.aspx. It contains information about WCF Service Configuration Editor.
Step5:
Now check whether your application is running properly. If any errors fix those.
Step6:
Now, Lets create the client application. give reference to System.ServiceModel. lets use a tool called Svcutil.exe to generate the proxy. open VS cmd prompt> type in as svcutil /out:proxy.cs /config:app.config "https://computer name:8000/service" . It will automatically generate proxy.cs and app.config in the specific location. Copy those files and pate it into our client app.
Step7:
Now write these lines in the program.cs file
Step8:
Now Lets run this application
Conclusion
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