<peer> of <serviceCredentials>

Specifies the current credentials for a peer node.

Schema Hierarchy

<system.serviceModel>
  <behaviors>
    <serviceBehaviors>
      <behavior> of <serviceBehaviors>
        <serviceCredentials>
          <peer> of <serviceCredentials>

Syntax

<peer>
  <certificate/>
  <peerAuthentication/>
  <messageSenderAuthentication/>
</peer>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element	Description
<certificate> of <peer>	Specifies an X.509 certificate to use for signing and encrypting messages for peer-to-peer services. .
<messageSenderAuthentication>	Specifies authentication options for message senders.
<peerAuthentication>	Specifies authentication options for peer services.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
<serviceCredentials>	Specifies the credential to be used in authenticating the service, and the client credential validation-related settings.

See Also

Reference

PeerCredentialElement
Peer
Peer
PeerCredential

Other Resources

Peer to Peer Networking
Peer Channel Message Authentication
Peer Channel Custom Authentication
Best Practices for Securing PeerChannel Applications
Securing Services and Clients