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<security> of <basicHttpBinding> (Silverlight)

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Defines the security capabilities of the <basicHttpBinding> (Silverlight) element.

Syntax

<basicHttpBinding>
   <binding>
      <security mode="None/Transport/TransportWithMessageCredential/TransportCredentialOnly" />   </binding></basicHttpBinding>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

Attribute Description

mode

Optional. Specifies the type of security that is used. The default is None. This attribute is of type BasicHttpSecurityMode.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element Description

<binding> of <basicHttpBinding> (Silverlight)

The <binding> of <basicHttpBinding> (Silverlight) element of the <basicHttpBinding> (Silverlight) element.

Text Value

Remarks

By default, the SOAP message is not secured and the client is not authenticated. This element enables you to configure additional security settings for the basicHttpBinding element.

Example

The following code sample shows how to configure a client using the BasicHttpBinding to use Transport security.


<system.serviceModel> 
  <bindings>
     <basicHttpBinding>
        <binding name="SilverlightBinding1" >
             <security mode=" Transport" />
         </binding>
     </basicHttpBinding>
  </bindings>
</system.serviceModel>