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WCF rest service http to https error 404

I'm working with visual Studio 2015. I have a Xamarin Cross-Platfom's project.
My WCF Rest Service works fine with http. I tried to use HTTPS but I receive a "404 error not found" when I try to access my resource.
You will find below the configs files:
web.config
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="aspnet:UseTaskFriendlySynchronizationContext" value="true" />
</appSettings>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.5.2" />
<httpRuntime targetFramework="4.5.2" />
</system.web>
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<service name="PrototypeBHost.PrototypeB" behaviorConfiguration="ServiceBehaviour">
<endpoint address="" binding="webHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="webHttpTransportSecurity"
behaviorConfiguration="restfulBehavior"
contract="PrototypeBHost.IprototypeB" />
<endpoint contract="IMetadataExchange" binding="mexHttpsBinding" address="mex" />
</service>
</services>
<bindings>
<webHttpBinding>
<binding name="webHttpTransportSecurity">
<security mode="Transport" />
</binding>
</webHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<behaviors>
<endpointBehaviors>
<behavior name="restfulBehavior">
<webHttp/>
</behavior>
</endpointBehaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="ServiceBehaviour">
<!-- To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the values below to false before deployment -->
<serviceMetadata httpsGetEnabled="true" httpGetEnabled="false"/>
<!-- To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes, set the value below to true. Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing exception information -->
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="false" />
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<protocolMapping>
<add binding="basicHttpsBinding" scheme="https" />
</protocolMapping>
<serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true" multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true" />
</system.serviceModel>
<system.webServer>
<modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true" />
<!--
To browse web app root directory during debugging, set the value below to true.
Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing web app folder information.
-->
<directoryBrowse enabled="true" />
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
applicationhost.config
<site name="PrototypeBHost" id="2">
<application path="/" applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool">
<virtualDirectory path="/" physicalPath="c:\Users\Ludovic\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\PrototypeB\PrototypeBHost" />
</application>
<bindings>
<!-- <binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:9612:192.168.1.106" />
<binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:8023:localhost" />-->
<binding protocol="https" bindingInformation="*:9612:192.168.1.106" />
<binding protocol="https" bindingInformation="*:8023:localhost" />
</bindings>
</site>
I followed some tutorials about WCF Rest but I'm a little bit confused with the SSL certificat. Do I need it? How can I attach the ssl certificat to the WCF Rest Service? Did I miss something?
My_WCF_proprieties

I finally found where was the problem, the default certificate with IIS Express doesn't work and cause some trouble.
First, I delete one of the certificate, I use command prompt for VS2015
netsh http delete sslcert ipport=0.0.0.0:44300
after that
I add a self-signed certificate
netsh http add sslcert ipport=0.0.0.0:44300 certhash=fb02ea72ab7443604aa8frib298e43l751ce3606 appid={214124cd-d05b-4309-8p76-9caa44b2b74a}
the command to show all certificates
netsh http show sslcert > output.txt
and it works :)

WCF Service stops working after 100 calls

I am facing an issue when working with my WCF service. I consumed my WCF service in a console application and it works fine till 100 requests (in a loop). But it stops working after 100 requests. I have already used
<serviceThrottling
maxConcurrentCalls="500"
maxConcurrentInstances="500"
maxConcurrentSessions="500"/>
in my config but it has not effect on this issue. I have closed the connection after every call to the service but still the issue persists.
Any help is highly appreciated.
Below is my web.config :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
<connectionStrings>
<add name="PriceGain" connectionString="Server=xyz.abc.com;Database=SomeDB;User Id=appuser;password=xxxxxxx;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
</connectionStrings>
<appSettings>
<add key="aspnet:UseTaskFriendlySynchronizationContext" value="true" />
</appSettings>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.0"/>
<httpRuntime/>
</system.web>
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<service name="AirGainUtilities.Service.Utilities" behaviorConfiguration="UtilitiesBehavior">
<endpoint contract="IMetadataExchange" binding="mexHttpBinding" address="mex" />
<endpoint address="http://192.168.1.1/AirGain.Utilities.Service/Utilities.svc" binding="basicHttpBinding" contract="AirGainUtilities.Service.IUtilities" />
</service>
</services>
<bindings>
<basicHttpBinding>
<binding name="basicHttpBinding" closeTimeout="00:10:00"
openTimeout="00:10:00" receiveTimeout="00:10:00"
sendTimeout="00:10:00" maxBufferPoolSize="2147483647"
maxBufferSize="2147483647" maxReceivedMessageSize="2147483647">
</binding>
</basicHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="UtilitiesBehavior">
<!-- To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the values below to false before deployment -->
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" httpsGetEnabled="true" />
<!-- To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes, set the value below to true. Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing exception information -->
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true" />
<serviceThrottling
maxConcurrentCalls="5000"
maxConcurrentInstances="5000"
maxConcurrentSessions="5000"/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<protocolMapping>
<add binding="basicHttpsBinding" scheme="https" />
<add binding="basicHttpBinding" scheme="http" />
</protocolMapping>
<serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true" multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="false" />
</system.serviceModel>
<system.webServer>
<modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true" />
<!--
To browse web app root directory during debugging, set the value below to true.
Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing web app folder information.
-->
<directoryBrowse enabled="true" />
<defaultDocument>
<files>
<add value="Utilities.svc" />
</files>
</defaultDocument>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>

Apparently, the problem was an open DB connection in the GetDestinationHotelId method in the Package Class. The DB connections were not closed due to an exception and after 100 open connections MAX CONNECTION POOL LIMIT was reached.
Really silly at my end :-(

Where to Place the Binding Information in WCF Web.config

I'm getting the Error "The remote server returned an unexpected response: (413) Request Entity Too Large."
My Web.Config File XML is
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="aspnet:UseTaskFriendlySynchronizationContext" value="true" />
</appSettings>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.5" />
<httpRuntime targetFramework="4.5"/>
</system.web>
<system.serviceModel>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior>
<!-- To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the values below to false before deployment -->
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" httpsGetEnabled="false"/>
<!-- To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes, set the value below to true. Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing exception information -->
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="false"/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true" multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true" />
</system.serviceModel>
<system.webServer>
<modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/>
<!--
To browse web app root directory during debugging, set the value below to true.
Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing web app folder information.
-->
<directoryBrowse enabled="true"/>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
Please Guide me how to increase the Memory Size as well as Buffer, Message Receive and Send Size.

First We have to Define Bindings inside the ServiceModel of Web.config in WCF Service
<bindings>
<basicHttpBinding>
<binding name="PowerTransmissionBinding" closeTimeout="01:00:00" openTimeout="01:00:00" receiveTimeout="01:00:00" sendTimeout="01:00:00"
maxBufferSize="2147483647" maxBufferPoolSize="2147483647" maxReceivedMessageSize="2147483647" transferMode="StreamedRequest" messageEncoding="Mtom" >
<readerQuotas maxDepth="32" maxBytesPerRead="200000000"
maxArrayLength="200000000" maxStringContentLength="200000000" />
</binding>
</basicHttpBinding>
</bindings>
and then we have to Define the EndPoint
<services>
<service name="DataTestingWCF.Service1">
<endpoint
address="processData" binding="basicHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="PowerTransmissionBinding"
contract="DataTestingWCF.IService1" />
</service>
</services>
After that we have to Establish this new binding in our Client Application App.config
<system.serviceModel>
<bindings>
<basicHttpBinding>
<binding name="BasicHttpBinding_IService1" sendTimeout="00:10:00"
messageEncoding="Mtom" transferMode="StreamedRequest" />
</basicHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<client>
<endpoint address="http://localhost:8099/Service1.svc/processData"
binding="basicHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="BasicHttpBinding_IService1"
contract="SuperService.IService1" name="BasicHttpBinding_IService1" />
</client>
</system.serviceModel>
By this we we can achieve the Binding.
Herewith I apex the WCF Web.config XML
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="aspnet:UseTaskFriendlySynchronizationContext" value="true" />
</appSettings>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.5" />
<httpRuntime targetFramework="4.5"/>
</system.web>
<system.serviceModel>
<bindings>
<basicHttpBinding>
<binding name="MybasicBinding" closeTimeout="01:00:00" openTimeout="01:00:00" receiveTimeout="01:00:00" sendTimeout="01:00:00"
maxBufferSize="2147483647" maxBufferPoolSize="2147483647" maxReceivedMessageSize="2147483647" transferMode="StreamedRequest" messageEncoding="Mtom" >
<readerQuotas maxDepth="32" maxBytesPerRead="200000000"
maxArrayLength="200000000" maxStringContentLength="200000000" />
</binding>
</basicHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<services>
<service name="DataTestingWCF.Service1">
<endpoint
address="myAddress" binding="basicHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="MybasicBinding"
contract="DataTestingWCF.IService1" />
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior>
<!-- To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the values below to false before deployment -->
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" httpsGetEnabled="false"/>
<!-- To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes, set the value below to true. Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing exception information -->
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="false"/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true" multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true" />
</system.serviceModel>
<system.webServer>
<modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/>
<!--
To browse web app root directory during debugging, set the value below to true.
Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing web app folder information.
-->
<directoryBrowse enabled="true"/>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>

WCF hosted on IIS express ssl enabled

I've been banging my head for a week now, I am trying to run a WCF service on IIS express and do a GET from the browser, everything works fine in HTTP, but the minute I try the HTTPS it fails with
HTTP 404. The resource you are looking for (or one of its dependencies) could have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. Please review the following URL and make sure that it is spelled correctly.
I have tried every single config file in stackoverflow answers I also tried this I know it is for IIS but I can't see why it is not working On IIS express. here my config file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="aspnet:UseTaskFriendlySynchronizationContext" value="true" />
</appSettings>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.5" />
<httpRuntime targetFramework="4.5"/>
</system.web>
<system.serviceModel>
<serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true" />
<behaviors>
<endpointBehaviors>
<behavior name="webHttpEnablingBehaviour">
<webHttp />
</behavior>
</endpointBehaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="webHttpEnablingBehaviour">
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<services>
<service
name="ElasticSearchAPI.GetElasticService" behaviorConfiguration="webHttpEnablingBehaviour">
<endpoint contract="IMetadataExchange" binding="mexHttpBinding" address="mex" />
<endpoint address=""
binding="webHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="default"
contract="ElasticSearchAPI.IGetElasticService"
behaviorConfiguration="webHttpEnablingBehaviour">
</endpoint>
<endpoint address="other"
binding="basicHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="default"
contract="ElasticSearchAPI.IGetElasticService">
</endpoint>
</service>
</services>
<client />
<bindings>
<webHttpBinding>
<binding name="default" ></binding>
</webHttpBinding>
<basicHttpBinding>
<binding name="default" allowCookies="true"></binding>
</basicHttpBinding>
</bindings>
</system.serviceModel>
<system.webServer>
<modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/>
<validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false"/>
<!--
To browse web app root directory during debugging, set the value below to true.
Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing web app folder information.
-->
<directoryBrowse enabled="true"/>
<httpProtocol>
<customHeaders>
<add name="Access-Control-Allow-Origin" value="*" />
</customHeaders>
</httpProtocol>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
I am sure I am missing something really silly, but I am really out of ideas, your help is much appreciated.
Update
I can get to my .svc with https but when i try a get from a browser or post from fiddler nothing is working

Use ServiceBehaviour like below-
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior>
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" httpsGetEnabled="true"/>
</behavior>
This may help you.

In WCF Service Config file add following :
<binding name="secureHttpBinding">
<security mode="Transport">
<transport clientCredentialType="None" />
</security>
</binding>
In client application config file add following :
<httpProtocol>
<customHeaders>
<add name="Access-Control-Allow-Origin" value="*" />
</customHeaders>
</httpProtocol>
This will allow you to host and access WCF service with HTTPS protocol.

Basic Authentication for WCF

I am trying to do a very basic but secure username/password authentication with wcf.
However when I look at the value of the ServiceSecurityContext.Current.PrimaryIdentity; it contains the credentials of my windows machine and claims it is authorised (even though I have not yet done any authorisation) instead of the username and password I provided to the service.
My web.config of the service is as follows
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="aspnet:UseTaskFriendlySynchronizationContext" value="true" />
</appSettings>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.5" />
<httpRuntime targetFramework="4.5"/>
</system.web>
<system.serviceModel>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior>
<!-- To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the values below to false before deployment -->
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" httpsGetEnabled="true"/>
<!-- To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes, set the value below to true. Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing exception information -->
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true"/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<bindings>
<wsHttpBinding>
<binding name="WsHttpBindingConfig">
<security mode="TransportWithMessageCredential">
<transport clientCredentialType="None" />
<message clientCredentialType="UserName" />
</security>
</binding>
</wsHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<protocolMapping>
<add binding="wsHttpBinding" scheme="http" />
</protocolMapping>
<serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true" multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true" />
</system.serviceModel>
<system.webServer>
<modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/>
<!--
To browse web app root directory during debugging, set the value below to true.
Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing web app folder information.
-->
<directoryBrowse enabled="true"/>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
and the app.config of the client app is as follows
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<startup>
<supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
</startup>
<system.serviceModel>
<bindings>
<wsHttpBinding>
<binding name="WSHttpBinding_IService1" />
</wsHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<client>
<endpoint address="http://localhost/WcfSecuredService/Service1.svc"
binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="WSHttpBinding_IService1"
contract="ServiceReference1.IService1" name="WSHttpBinding_IService1">
</endpoint>
</client>
</system.serviceModel>
</configuration>
I call the service with the following code
ServiceReference1.Service1Client clnt = new ServiceReference1.Service1Client();
clnt.ClientCredentials.UserName.UserName = "peter";
clnt.ClientCredentials.UserName.Password = "grr";
string result=clnt.GetSecuredData();
What am I doing wrong?
Please note that both the client app and the service are both running on the same machine. I do not know if the identity is that of the machine running the service or the one passed to it from the client as they are both the same credentials.....
I suppose the other question is possibly "How do I get the username and password that were passed to the service?"

I have worked this out now
I needed to create a custom validation class which I found here How to: Use a Custom User Name and Password Validator
I also needed to make a few changes to the web.config
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="aspnet:UseTaskFriendlySynchronizationContext" value="true" />
</appSettings>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.5" />
<httpRuntime targetFramework="4.5"/>
</system.web>
<system.serviceModel>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior>
<serviceCredentials>
<userNameAuthentication userNamePasswordValidationMode="Custom" customUserNamePasswordValidatorType="WcfService1Secure.Auth,WcfService1Secure" />
</serviceCredentials>
<!-- To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the values below to false before deployment -->
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" httpsGetEnabled="true"/>
<!-- To receive exception details in faults for debugging purposes, set the value below to true. Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing exception information -->
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true"/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<bindings>
<wsHttpBinding>
<binding name="WsHttpBindingConfig">
<security mode="TransportWithMessageCredential">
<transport clientCredentialType="None" />
<message clientCredentialType="UserName" />
</security>
</binding>
</wsHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<protocolMapping>
<add binding="wsHttpBinding" scheme="https" bindingConfiguration="WsHttpBindingConfig" />
</protocolMapping>
<serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true" multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true" />
</system.serviceModel>
<system.webServer>
<modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/>
<!--
To browse web app root directory during debugging, set the value below to true.
Set to false before deployment to avoid disclosing web app folder information.
-->
<directoryBrowse enabled="true"/>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
and the app.config
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<startup>
<supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
</startup>
<system.serviceModel>
<bindings>
<basicHttpBinding>
<binding name="BasicHttpBinding_IService1" />
</basicHttpBinding>
<wsHttpBinding>
<binding name="WSHttpBinding_IService1">
<security mode="TransportWithMessageCredential">
<transport clientCredentialType="None" />
<message clientCredentialType="UserName" />
</security>
</binding>
</wsHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<client>
<endpoint address="https://localhost/WcfService1Secure/Service1.svc"
binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="WSHttpBinding_IService1"
contract="ServiceReference1.IService1" name="WSHttpBinding_IService1" />
</client>
</system.serviceModel>
</configuration>
Now the user is validated on the request and the username is available using
ServiceSecurityContext.Current.PrimaryIdentity;

hi you should add a method that can accept login and password on your server side and store them in a variables or db
your method should look like this
ServiceReference1.Service1Client clnt = new ServiceReference1.Service1Client();
clnt.ClientCredentials.UserName.UserName = "peter";
clnt.ClientCredentials.UserName.Password = "grr";
clnt.SignUp(clnt);
or
clnt.SignUp(login,password);
what you are doing can work on a standalone application but not in a webcall
your call to method service will have something like
http://MyService/IMyContract/MyAction1
Hope this help

If you are using PerSession instance then you can call first Authenticate on server and on successful maintain a flag on server, subsequent call will check for the flag before executing. that means client need to make first call to Authenticate method and then only call other methods.
If not using PerSession instance you can create own proxy class for the server and while creating proxy instance accept LoginName/Password which it can pass in header on each call and on server side implement custom ServiceAuthorizationManager, it can retrieve credential from OperationContext.Current.IncomingMessageHeaders and validates it.