TcpTransportSecurityElement.ProtectionLevel Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.ServiceModel.Configuration

Assembly:

System.ServiceModel.dll

Gets or sets a value that defines message level security at the level of the named pipe.

public:
 property System::Net::Security::ProtectionLevel ProtectionLevel { System::Net::Security::ProtectionLevel get(); void set(System::Net::Security::ProtectionLevel value); };

[System.Configuration.ConfigurationProperty("protectionLevel", DefaultValue=System.Net.Security.ProtectionLevel.EncryptAndSign)]
public System.Net.Security.ProtectionLevel ProtectionLevel { get; set; }

[<System.Configuration.ConfigurationProperty("protectionLevel", DefaultValue=System.Net.Security.ProtectionLevel.EncryptAndSign)>]
member this.ProtectionLevel : System.Net.Security.ProtectionLevel with get, set

Public Property ProtectionLevel As ProtectionLevel

Property Value

ProtectionLevel

A ProtectionLevel value that defines message level security at the level of the named pipe.

Attributes

ConfigurationPropertyAttribute

Remarks

Signing messages mitigates the risk of a third party tampering with the message while it is being transferred. Encryption provides data-level privacy during transport.