TransportBindingElement.MaxReceivedMessageSize Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.ServiceModel.Channels

Assembly:

System.ServiceModel.Primitives.dll

Package:

System.ServiceModel.Primitives v8.0.0

Gets or sets the maximum allowable message size, in bytes, that can be received.

public:
 virtual property long MaxReceivedMessageSize { long get(); void set(long value); };

public virtual long MaxReceivedMessageSize { get; set; }

member this.MaxReceivedMessageSize : int64 with get, set

Public Overridable Property MaxReceivedMessageSize As Long

Property Value

Int64

The maximum allowable message size that can be received. The default is 65,536 bytes.

Remarks

This property can counter a hacker scenario where a message is sent with a very large or infinite specified length, or where data is sent continuously to a connected Named Pipe.