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Specify Windows stream security settings of the custom binding.
<configuration>
<system.serviceModel>
<bindings>
<customBinding>
<binding>
<windowsStreamSecurity>
Syntax
<windowsStreamSecurity protectionLevel="None/Sign/EncryptAndSign" />
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| protectionLevel | Defines message-level security. 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. Valid values include the following: - None: No protection. - Sign: Messages are signed. - EncryptAndSign: Messages are signed and encrypted. The default is EncryptAndSign. This attribute is of type ProtectionLevel. |
Child Elements
None
Parent Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| <binding> | Defines all binding capabilities of the custom binding. |
Remarks
Transports that use a stream-oriented protocol such as TCP and named pipes support stream-based transport upgrades. Specifically, WCF provides security upgrades. The configuration of this transport security is encapsulated by this configuration element as well as by <sslStreamSecurity>, which can be configured and added to a custom binding
See also
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