<transport>of <netTcpBinding>

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07/03/2007

Defines the security settings for the <netTcpBinding>.

<system.serviceModel>

                                    
                                    <netTcpBinding>
                                
                                    
                                      <binding>
                                
                                    
                                        <security mode="None/Transport/Message/TransportWithMessageCredential">
                                
                                    
                                            <message> 
                                
                                    
                                            </message>
                                
                                    
                                            <transport>
                                
                                    
                                            </transport>
                                
                                    
                                        </security>
                                
                                    
                                      </binding>
                                
                                    
                                    </netTcpBinding>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements

Attributes

Attribute	Description
clientCredentialType	Optional. Specifies the type of credential to be used when performing client authentication using Transport security. The default value is Windows. This attribute is of type TcpClientCredentialType.
protectionLevel	Optional. Defines security at the level of the TCP transport. 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. The default value is EncryptAndSign.

clientCredentialType

Optional. Specifies the type of credential to be used when performing client authentication using Transport security.

The default value is Windows.
This attribute is of type TcpClientCredentialType.

protectionLevel

Optional. Defines security at the level of the TCP transport. 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.

The default value is EncryptAndSign.

clientCredentialType Attribute

Value	Description
None	The client is anonymous. This requires a certificate for the service.
Windows	Specifies Windows authentication of the client using SP Negotiation (Kerberos negotiation).
Certificate	The client is authenticated using a certificate. This uses SSL Negotiation and requires a certificate for the service.

protectionLevel Attribute

Value	Description
None	No protection.
Sign	Messages are signed.
EncryptAndSign	Messages are encrypted and signed.

Child Elements

None

Parent Elements

Element	Description
<security> of <netTcpBinding>	Specifies the security capabilities of the <netTcpBinding>.

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