SecurityMode Enum

Definition

Namespace:

System.ServiceModel

Assembly:

System.ServiceModel.Primitives.dll

Package:

System.ServiceModel.Primitives v8.0.0

Source:

SecurityMode.cs

Determines the security settings for a binding.

public enum class SecurityMode

public enum SecurityMode

type SecurityMode = 

Public Enum SecurityMode

Inheritance

Object

ValueType

Enum

SecurityMode

Fields

Name	Value	Description
None	0	Security is disabled.
Transport	1	Security is provided using a secure transport (for example, HTTPS).
Message	2	Security is provided using SOAP message security.
TransportWithMessageCredential	3	A secure transport (for example, HTTPS) provides integrity, confidentiality, and authentication while SOAP message security provides client authentication.

Examples

The following example sets the Mode property of the WSHttpBinding. For more examples, see How to: Set the Security Mode.

WSHttpBinding b = new WSHttpBinding();
b.Security.Mode = SecurityMode.Transport;

Dim b As New WSHttpBinding()
b.Security.Mode = SecurityMode.Transport

Remarks

Any ProtectionLevel settings of a transport are ignored if the SecurityMode is set to None. For more information about the ProtectionLevel property, see Understanding Protection Level.

For more information about Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) security and how this property affects general security features, see Securing Services and Programming WCF Security. For more information about the transport mode, see Transport Security.

Note that if you choose TransportWithMessageCredential, then the value set in HttpClientCredentialType or TcpClientCredentialType is ignored.