<security> of <netPeerBinding>

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09/15/2021

Defines the security settings of the <netPeerTcpBinding>, including the type of authentication used and the security used for the message transport.

<configuration>
  <system.serviceModel>
    <bindings>
      <netPeerTcpBinding>
        <binding>
          <security>

Syntax

<netPeerBinding>
  <binding>
    <security mode="Message/None/Transport//TransportWithMessageCredential">
      <transport credentialType="Certificate/Password" />
    </security>
  </binding>
</netPeerBinding>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements

Attributes

Attribute	Description
mode	Optional. Specifies the type of security used by peers configured with this binding. The default value is `Message`. This attribute is of type SecurityMode.

mode Attribute

Value	Description
Message	SOAP security provides authentication, integrity and confidentiality.
None	Security is disabled.
Transport	Security is provided using HTTPS.
TransportWithMessageCredential	HTTPS provides authentication and confidentiality. SOAP messages provide rich credential types.

Child Elements

Element	Description
<transport>	Defines the transport type for secured messages sent by peers configured with this binding. This element is of type PeerTransportSecurityElement.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
<binding>	Defines all binding capabilities of the <netPeerTcpBinding>.

Remarks

Security can be either message- or transport-specific.

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