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WCF service is not exposing binding information

I have just a very basic WCF service implemented and I want the clients to have some properties in their config automatically generated, like maxReceivedMessageSize, maxBufferSize, etc (the default maxReceivedMessageSize is not enough for me). I have the below config in service application's web.config file. I have the properly configured binding (BasicHttpBinding_IService1_YY), that binding is referenced in both service endpoint and client endpoint (I am not sure there is need for client endpoint as well). I also have mexHttpBinding typed endpoint under service. The service points to a behaviour where httpGetEnabled is true.
After all, when I generate the client from this the binding parameters won't be there, it will use the default values. Naturally the wsdl doesn't contain those parameters.
So my question would be is this something that is out of WCF's scope? Do I have to manually maintenance the client config from this perspective if something change? Is there any solution for this issue, because I went through many stackoverflow and other topics and found nothing or I was careless.
<system.serviceModel>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="myServiceBehavior">
<!-- To avoid disclosing metadata information, set the values below to false before deployment -->
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" policyVersion="Policy15" httpGetBindingConfiguration="BasicHttpBinding_IService1_YY" />
<!-- 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>
<services>
<service name="WcfServiceApplication.Service1" behaviorConfiguration="myServiceBehavior">
<host>
<baseAddresses>
<add baseAddress="http://localhost:51483/"/>
</baseAddresses>
</host>
<endpoint address="" binding="basicHttpBinding" contract="WcfServiceApplication.IService1"
bindingConfiguration="BasicHttpBinding_IService1_YY" name="BasicHttpBinding_IService1_YY" >
</endpoint>
<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange" >
</endpoint>
</service>
</services>
<bindings>
<basicHttpBinding>
<binding name="BasicHttpBinding_IService1_YY"
maxReceivedMessageSize="20000099" maxBufferSize="20000099" maxBufferPoolSize="20000099"/>
</basicHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<client>
<endpoint address="" binding="basicHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="BasicHttpBinding_IService1_YY" contract="WcfServiceApplication.IService1"
name="BasicHttpBinding_IService1_YY" />
<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
</client>
<serviceHostingEnvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true" multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true"/>
</system.serviceModel>
And the generated client config:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<system.serviceModel>
<bindings>
<basicHttpBinding>
<binding name="BasicHttpBinding_IService1_YY" sendTimeout="00:05:00" />
</basicHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<client>
<endpoint address="http://localhost:51483/Service1.svc" binding="basicHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="BasicHttpBinding_IService1_YY" contract="IService1"
name="BasicHttpBinding_IService1_YY" />
</client>
</system.serviceModel>
</configuration>
Ok, the name of the binding really appears correctly, but nothing more. When I manually adjust it, then everything works ok, but I think there should be a more suitable solution.
Can you please help me out at this one? Thanks in advance.

The answer is probably: Yes.
The feature of WCF is that the client and server can evolve separately. The server settings are not automatically updated to the client, you need to manually set the parameters you need on the client.
You may try using the "update service reference" feature to update instead of creating a new service reference.

Https wcf webservice Error

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<system.serviceModel>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="serviceBehavior">
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" httpsGetEnabled="true"/>
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="false"/>
<endpointBehaviors>
<behavior name="webHttp">
<webHttp />
</behavior>
<behavior name="webHttpBehavior">
<webHttp />
</behavior></endpointBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<services>
<service name="Implementation.Service" behaviorConfiguration="serviceBehavior">
<endpoint address="" binding="basicHttpBinding" contract="Contract.IService" behaviorConfiguration="web" bindingConfiguration="basicHttpBinding"></endpoint>
<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
</service>
</services>
<bindings>
<basicHttpBinding>
<binding name="CodeItSoap" closeTimeout="00:01:00">
<security mode="Transport">
<transport clientCredentialType="Basic" proxyCredentialType ="Basic" realm =" "/>
<message clientCredentialType= "username" algorithm ="default">
</security>
</binding>
</basicHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<client>
<endpoint address="https://******.****-***/*****_*****?SOAP"
binding="basicHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="CodeItSoap"
contract="Service.CodeItSoap" name="CodeItSoap" />
</client>
</system.serviceModel>
</configuration>
This is just a sample of my web.config file. When I run the service in the local host it runs fine and with the help of wcf test client I am getting the required output.
But when I put the dlls & web.config in the server where I have to host the service it's throwing an error
"Could not find a base address that matches scheme HTTP for the endpoint with binding BasicHttpBinding. Registered base address schemes are [https]"
Could any one tell me what the reason for the above error is?
General Flow of my web service
Application -> Server hosting(calc.svc) -> https://******.****-*/*****_*****?SOAP(authenticated)
when i add the service reference app.config got generated and by default basichttpbinding got added to app.config file.
As per my understanding web.config file is used to host the service in iis & i think my web.config is wrong.
In the client end point what should be the end point to calc.svc or https://*?soap?
Is the basichttpbinding ok for the https://prd36/calc.svc url?
do i need to specify one more binding for the application too?
Please help me understand i am heavily confused as the web.config which i have edited is a existing one which is still running the old service reference.

<serviceMetadata httpsGetEnabled="true"/>
<endpoint address="json" binding="webHttpBinding" contract="Contract.IService" behaviorConfiguration="web"></endpoint>
<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpsinding" contract="IMetadataExchange"/>
above changes i did and the service url is running in web browser.

Use http:// instead of https:// in your endpoint address.
OR
User BasicHttpsBinding instead of BasicHttpBinding in your endpoint.
follow this link if the problem still exist.

Error in Web Service when Deployed to DMZ

I have a webservice which I can get to run on my computer, but when deployed to a webserver (in a DMZ) it doesn't work.
When running the service on the web server, it shows a WSDL and singleWSDL that seemingly appear to be correct. Using the singleWSDL in SoapUI to test the service returns the following error message
The message could not be processed. This is most likely because the
action 'http://tempuri.org/IService1/TestStringContract' is incorrect
or because the message contains an invalid or expired security context
token or because there is a mismatch between bindings. The security
context token would be invalid if the service aborted the channel due
to inactivity. To prevent the service from aborting idle sessions
prematurely increase the Receive timeout on the service endpoint's
binding.
From what I gather, the most likely cause, is an issue in the App.Config file, which I have detailed herein
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<system.web>
<compilation debug="true" />
</system.web>
<system.serviceModel>
<services>
<service name="MyService.Service1" behaviorConfiguration="MyService.Service1Behavior">
<host>
<baseAddresses>
<add baseAddress = "http://localhost:{port}/MyService.Service1.svc" />
</baseAddresses>
</host>
<endpoint address="http://{external_ip}:{port}/MyService.Service1.svc" binding="wsHttpBinding" contract="MyService.IService1">
<identity>
<dns value="localhost"/>
</identity>
</endpoint>
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="EquitaWcfCbl.Service1Behavior">
<serviceThrottling maxConcurrentCalls="10"/>
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="True" httpGetUrl="http://{external_ip}:{port}/EquitaWcfCblMyService.Service1.svc/mex"/>
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="False" />
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
</system.serviceModel>
</configuration>
[update # 2014-02-19 1400hrs]
With further research continually pointing that the setup of the App.Config; I decided to pull out the current App.Config file and start it again, from scratch, using the WCF Service Configuration Editor, which is built into Visual Studio (tools menu) adding in the information a piece at a time and testing progress, which resulted in a working service with the following App.Config
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<system.serviceModel>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="ServiceBehavior1">
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true"/>
<serviceMetadata
httpGetEnabled="true"
httpGetUrl=" http://{externalip}:{port}/MyService.Service1.svc/mex"/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
<bindings>
<basicHttpBinding>
<binding>
<security mode="None"></security>
</binding>
</basicHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<services>
<service
behaviorConfiguration="ServiceBehavior1"
name="EquitaWcfCbl.TabletService">
<endpoint
address="http://{externalip}:{port}/MyService.Service1.svc/mex"
binding="basicHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration=""
name="ServiceEndpoint1"
contract=" MyService.Service1" />
</service>
</services>
</system.serviceModel>
</configuration>
I'm not (yet) entirely convinced that this is exactly what we need, but with a working service ... I can at least progress.

Impersonation in self-hosted WCF?

I'm currently developing a WCF service self hosted in a Windows service with the Self-Hosted SL Svc template.
The template works as it should be and I'm able to make calls from my Silverlight application, but when I tried to modify the project to use Impersonation:
[OperationBehavior(Impersonation = ImpersonationOption.Required)]
public string GetData(int value)
{
return string.Format("You entered: {0}", value);
}
It throws me an exception during host.Open();:
System.InvalidOperationException was
unhandled Message=The contract
operation 'GetData' requires Windows
identity for automatic impersonation.
A Windows identity that represents the
caller is not provided by binding
('CustomBinding','http://tempuri.org/')
for contract
('IService1','http://tempuri.org/'.
This is my configuration:
<system.serviceModel>
<bindings>
<customBinding>
<binding name="binaryHttpBinding">
<binaryMessageEncoding/>
<httpTransport/>
</binding>
</customBinding>
</bindings>
<services>
<service name="SLServiceLibrary.Service1" behaviorConfiguration="SLServiceLibrary.ServiceBehavior">
<endpoint address="Service1" binding="customBinding" contract="SLServiceLibrary.IService1" bindingConfiguration="binaryHttpBinding"/>
<endpoint address="" binding="webHttpBinding" contract="SLServiceLibrary.IClientAccessPolicy" behaviorConfiguration="webHttpEnablingBehavior"/>
<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange"/>
<host>
<baseAddresses>
<add baseAddress="http://localhost:8733/"/>
</baseAddresses>
</host>
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior name="SLServiceLibrary.ServiceBehavior">
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="True"/>
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="False"/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
<endpointBehaviors>
<behavior name="webHttpEnablingBehavior">
<webHttp/>
</behavior>
</endpointBehaviors>
</behaviors>
What do I have to change to make this work? do I need to add some configuration to my Silverlight client too?
Thanks in advance :)

I haven't used custom bindings (yet), but this blog entry may give you some help: http://geekswithblogs.net/robz/archive/2007/10/03/wcf-impersonation---specifying-windows-authentication-credentials-on-the-service.aspx

Well after a long search, I've come up with two solutions, one I found at MSDN:
<bindings>
<customBinding>
<binding name="binaryHttpBinding">
<binaryMessageEncoding/>
<httpTransport authenticationScheme="Ntlm"/>
</binding>
</customBinding>
</bindings>
The other one was at the Silverlight forums:
<bindings>
<customBinding>
<binding name="binaryHttpBinding">
<binaryMessageEncoding/>
<httpTransport authenticationScheme="Negotiate"/>
</binding>
</customBinding>
</bindings>
Don't know what is the major difference between these two, I've managed to open the service and call it from Silverlight successfully. If someone call elaborate on the difference, I would appreciate it.

WCF web service - increase timeout

I get this:
An error occurred while receiving the HTTP response to http://localhost:8732/Design_Time_Addresses/PersistencyService/Service1/. This could be due to the service endpoint binding not using the HTTP protocol. This could also be due to an HTTP request context being aborted by the server (possibly due to the service shutting down). See server logs for more details.
Why do I get this? I assume it is because the method takes about 1 min to complete. How can disable any time limit?
I get this when running in VS a Windows form project that uses a WCF service in the same solution
My WCF configuration:
edit:
<system.serviceModel>
<bindings>
<wsHttpBinding>
<binding name="LongRunning" sendTimeout="00:10:00" />
</wsHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<client>
<endpoint name="Default"
address="http://localhost:8732/Design_Time_Addresses/PersistencyService/Service1/"
binding="wsHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="LongRunning"
contract="PersistencyService.IService1" />
</client>
<services>
<service name="PersistencyService.Service1">
<endpoint
address=""
binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration=""
contract="PersistencyService.IService1" >
<identity>
<dns value="localhost" />
</identity>
</endpoint>
<endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
<host>
<baseAddresses>
<add baseAddress="http://localhost:8732/Design_Time_Addresses/PersistencyService/Service1/" />
</baseAddresses>
</host>
</service>
</services>
<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
<behavior>
<serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="True"/>
<serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="False"/>
</behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>
</system.serviceModel>
The exception message is An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host.
I must also add that I get about 70MB of data from the service

On the client side, you need to add some settings to your app.config:
<system.serviceModel>
<bindings>
<wsHttpBinding>
<binding name="LongRunning" sendTimeout="00:10:00" />
</wsHttpBinding>
</bindings>
<client>
<endpoint name="Default"
address="....."
binding="wsHttpBinding"
bindingConfiguration="LongRunning"
contract="IYourServiceContract" />
</client>
</system.serviceModel>
You didn't give us much to go on - no config, nothing.... so I'm left just guessing what settings you might have.
Basically, you need to define a binding configuration for the type of binding you're using, and you need to increase the sendTimeout attribute on that binding configuration (here in my sample: 10 minutes). You cannot completely turn off the timeout - you can increase it, but not turn it off.
Then, your client side config must make a reference to that binding configuration you've defined, by specifying a bindingConfiguration="...." attribute on the <endpoint> configuration, and using the same name for the binding configuration as when you defined it.
Maybe this is enough - but maybe, you'll also need to increase some of the timeouts on the server side. Try this first - if it doesn't work, come back and ask again - and please, next time: provide us with some more useful info, like your code and config!