Security Concepts

This section briefly explains the concepts associated with Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) security.

In This Section

• Security Concepts Used in WCF
  A high-level overview of concepts used in security implementations.

• Distributed Application Security
  An overview of how WCF provides security in distributed application topography.

• WCF Security Terminology
  A glossary of terms used when discussing WCF security.

Reference

System.ServiceModel

System.ServiceModel.Channels

System.ServiceModel.Description

System.ServiceModel.Security

System.Security

Related Sections

Extending Security

See Also

Concepts

Security Overview

Other Resources

Windows Communication Foundation Security

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Last Published: 2010-03-21