SharePoint 2010 - Using SOAP web service - c#

I've added a reference to a SOAP service in my VS2010 project. I have a form that registers users for a newsletter. For me to get this form to work, I have to edit the SharePoint server's web.config and add in the SOAP bindings. If I don't do that and add it into my project's app.config, the server gives an error:
Could not find default endpoint element that references contract 'contractAPI.Soap' in the ServiceModel client configuration section.
How can I bypass the web.config and use the app.config to configure the SOAP service or set this up programmatically using C#?

You can set the bindings in your code like this:
internal static WServiceSoapClient CreateWebServiceInstance()
{
BasicHttpBinding binding = new BasicHttpBinding();
binding.SendTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
binding.OpenTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
binding.CloseTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
binding.ReceiveTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10);
binding.AllowCookies = false;
binding.BypassProxyOnLocal = false;
binding.HostNameComparisonMode = HostNameComparisonMode.StrongWildcard;
binding.MessageEncoding = WSMessageEncoding.Text;
binding.TextEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8;
binding.TransferMode = TransferMode.Buffered;
binding.UseDefaultWebProxy = true;
return new WServiceSoapClient(binding, new EndpointAddress("http://yourservice.com/service.asmx"));
}

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WCF erratically timing out despite binding timeout settings

My system is composed of a bunch of WCF services that can be used by various clients.
The first thing I do is to run the services in interactive mode (I have a console popping and letting me know the service is started).
I can then run a given client that excercises any of my WCF services. When instantiated the client create a channel and associated timeouts in the following way:
var ctx = new InstanceContext(TestCallbackProxy.Instance);
string baseAddress = Constants.ServiceBaseAddress;
var binding = new NetNamedPipeBinding();
binding.MaxConnections = 10;
binding.OpenTimeout = System.TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
binding.CloseTimeout = System.TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
binding.ReceiveTimeout = System.TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5);
binding.SendTimeout = System.TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5);
var channelFactory = new DuplexChannelFactory<ITestService>(ctx, binding, new EndpointAddress(baseAddress + serviceName));
// Create channel to a specified endpoint
_channel = channelFactory.CreateChannel() as ITestService;
Now, the service eventually times out when left unused for a while, which from my understanding is expected. ie. The channel will simply vanish/be discarded by the system if unused - Something to do with reusablility and optimisation I believe.
However, when trying to prove this theory and reducing all the timeouts, I cannot get the service to break. ie. Should the service not timeout/break when trying to use it when left alone for more than 30sec? Used timeouts are:
binding.OpenTimeout = System.TimeSpan.FromMinutes(0.5);
binding.CloseTimeout = System.TimeSpan.FromMinutes(0.5);
binding.ReceiveTimeout = System.TimeSpan.FromMinutes(0.5);
binding.SendTimeout = System.TimeSpan.FromMinutes(0.5);
I think the reason is that you should be setting your timeouts on the service side, where you are setting up your hosts and defining endpoints, not on the client side. Here is an example:
var binding = new NetNamedPipeBinding();
binding.MaxConnections = 10;
binding.OpenTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(0.5);
binding.CloseTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(0.5);
binding.ReceiveTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(0.5);
binding.SendTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(0.5);
// Compose URIs
Uri uriBase = new Uri(baseAddress);
Uri uri = new Uri(baseAddress + something);
Uri uriMex = new Uri(baseAddress + something + "/mex");
// Create End Points
SomeHost = new CustomServiceHost(typeof(TestService), uriBase);
SomeHost.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(ITestService), binding, uri);
SomeHost.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IMetadataExchange), binding, uriMex);
// Open the ServiceHost
SomeHost.Open();
Now you should see you service dying after 30sec.

Secured selfhosted WCF service: load certificate from file

I have a selfhosted WCF service publishing a REST web API. The service is configured programmatically, and currently is correctly working via HTTP.
Now I need to make it work over HTTPS, with an authentication based on certificate file.
I know the suggested way to do this is installing the certificate in the Windows Certificate Store on the server machine, but this way is not possible in my circumstances.
I need to load the certificate from the file.
After some resarches, I wrote my code, but when I try accessing the web service, a System.ServiceModel.CommunicationException is thrown, with the message:
An error occurred while making the HTTP request to ... This could be due to the fact that the server certificate is not configured properly with HTTP.SYS in the HTTPS case. This could also be caused by a mismatch of the security binding between the client and the server.
Here's my code for the server side:
_host = new WebServiceHost(_hostedService, Uri);
//Configuring the webHttpBinding settings
var httpBinding = new WebHttpBinding();
httpBinding.Security.Mode = WebHttpSecurityMode.Transport;
httpBinding.Security.Transport.ClientCredentialType = HttpClientCredentialType.Certificate;
httpBinding.SendTimeout = new TimeSpan(0, 5, 0);
httpBinding.MaxBufferSize = 2147483647;
httpBinding.MaxBufferPoolSize = 2147483647;
httpBinding.MaxReceivedMessageSize = 2147483647;
httpBinding.ReaderQuotas.MaxDepth = 2147483647;
httpBinding.ReaderQuotas.MaxStringContentLength = 2147483647;
httpBinding.ReaderQuotas.MaxArrayLength = 2147483647;
httpBinding.ReaderQuotas.MaxBytesPerRead = 2147483647;
httpBinding.ReaderQuotas.MaxNameTableCharCount = 2147483647;
//Add the endpoint with the webHttpBinding settings to the WebServiceHost configuration
_host.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IService), httpBinding, Uri);
ServiceDebugBehavior stp = _host.Description.Behaviors.Find<ServiceDebugBehavior>();
stp.HttpHelpPageEnabled = false;
ServiceBehaviorAttribute sba = _host.Description.Behaviors.Find<ServiceBehaviorAttribute>();
sba.InstanceContextMode = InstanceContextMode.Single;
ServiceMetadataBehavior smb = new ServiceMetadataBehavior() { HttpsGetEnabled = true };
_host.Description.Behaviors.Add(smb);
X509Certificate2 trustedCertificate = new X509Certificate2("certificate.pfx", "password");
_host.Credentials.ServiceCertificate.Certificate = trustedCertificate;
_host.Credentials.ClientCertificate.Authentication.CertificateValidationMode = X509CertificateValidationMode.None;
Here's my code for the client side:
var httpBinding = new WebHttpBinding();
httpBinding.Security.Mode = WebHttpSecurityMode.Transport;
httpBinding.Security.Transport = new HttpTransportSecurity() { ClientCredentialType = HttpClientCredentialType.Certificate };
var httpUri = new Uri(String.Format("https://{0}:{1}", ipAddress, tcpPort));
var httpEndpoint = new EndpointAddress(httpUri);
var newFactory = new ChannelFactory<IService>(httpBinding, httpEndpoint);
newFactory.Endpoint.Behaviors.Add(new WebHttpBehavior());
X509Certificate2 trustedCertificate = new X509Certificate2("certificate.pfx", "password"); //SSL
newFactory.Credentials.ClientCertificate.Certificate = trustedCertificate;
var channel = newFactory.CreateChannel();
var response = channel.Ping("helo");
The Exception is thrown on the last line (channel.Ping("helo")).
I need to make it work WITHOUT installing the certificate on the server machine.
Thank you very much.
Bye.
As far as I know, when we host the self-hosted WCF service over Https, whatever way we use (load certificate file or configure the certificate via Windows Certificate Store), it is impossible to make the service works normally. The only way we need to do is binding the certificate manually by using the following command.
netsh http add sslcert ipport=0.0.0.0:8000 certhash=0000000000003ed9cd0c315bbb6dc1c08da5e6 appid={00112233-4455-6677-8899-AABBCCDDEEFF}
Here is official document, wish it is useful to you.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/wcf/feature-details/how-to-configure-a-port-with-an-ssl-certificate
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/http/add-sslcert
Here are some examples were ever written by me.
WCF Service over HTTPS without IIS, with SSL Certificate from CERT and KEY strings or files
Chrome (v71) ERR_CONNECTION_RESET on Self Signed localhost on Windows 8 Embedded
Feel free to let know if there is anything I can help with.

WCF Tcp binding in code issue

I've got a strange problem: I have a wcf service which needs to be hosted by tcp protocol on a standalone console application.
I have created a new console app project and added a lib reference for my wcf project. The problem occurs when I want to configure and broadcast the host.
var Uri = new Uri("net.tcp://myaddress:4322/MyService");
MyServiceHost = new ServiceHost(typeof(ImyService), Uri);
var binding = new NetTcpBinding();
MyServiceHost.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IImageExchangeService), binding, "");
var mexBinding = MetadataExchangeBindings.CreateMexTcpBinding();
MyServiceHost.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IMetadataExchange),mexBinding, "");
ServiceMetadataBehavior serviceBehavior = new ServiceMetadataBehavior();
serviceBehavior.HttpGetEnabled = true;
serviceBehavior.MetadataExporter.PolicyVersion = PolicyVersion.Policy15;
MyServiceHost.Description.Behaviors.Add(serviceBehavior);
When it comes to open the host, I get this message:
The contract name 'IMetadataExchange' could
not be found in the list of contracts implemented by the service WcfService.Ser
vices.MyService. Add a ServiceMetadataBehavior to the configuration
file or to the ServiceHost directly to enable support for this contract.
Now that I have better time to check this.
First you need to get the service behavior from the host or create a new one and add it if not found.
Setting the HttpGetEnabled requires you to also ad a metadata uri to the baseaddresses.
Also it does not seem to matter if the metadata endpoint is named "mex", as long as all endpoints added have unique names. So you can't use empty string for both endpoints.
var Uri = new Uri("net.tcp://myaddress:4322/MyService");
var MetadataUri = new Uri("http://myaddress:8000/MyService");
var MyServiceHost = new ServiceHost(typeof(MyService), Uri, MetadataUri);
var serviceBehavior = MyServiceHost.Description.Behaviors.Find<ServiceMetadataBehavior>();
if (serviceBehavior == null)
{
serviceBehavior = new ServiceMetadataBehavior();
MyServiceHost.Description.Behaviors.Add(serviceBehavior);
}
serviceBehavior.HttpGetEnabled = true;
serviceBehavior.MetadataExporter.PolicyVersion = PolicyVersion.Policy15;
MyServiceHost.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IMetadataExchange), MetadataExchangeBindings.CreateMexTcpBinding(), "mex");
var binding = new NetTcpBinding();
MyServiceHost.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IImageExchangeService), binding, "image");

WCF basicHttpBinding and HTTP proxy

I'm trying to get my generated WCF ServiceClient to send its requests to the WCF service through a HTTP (not HTTPS) proxy with username/password authentication, however I just can't get it work. My WCF service uses basicHttpBinding so I tried to configure my ServiceClient instance like so:
var svc = new ServiceClient();
var b = svc.Endpoint.Binding as BasicHttpBinding;
b.ProxyAddress = new Uri(proxyAddress);
b.UseDefaultWebProxy = false;
b.Security.Mode = BasicHttpSecurityMode.Transport;
b.Security.Transport.ClientCredentialType = HttpClientCredentialType.None;
b.Security.Transport.ProxyCredentialType = HttpProxyCredentialType.Basic;
svc.ClientCredentials.UserName.UserName = proxyUsername;
svc.ClientCredentials.UserName.Password = proxyPassword;
This however results in a System.ArgumentException saying:
The provided URI scheme http is invalid. expected https
When I set the b.Security.Mode to BasicHttpSecurityMode.None though, it seems the HTTP proxy settings are ignored by WCF altogether!
The second solution I tried was to set the DefaultWebProxy property of WebRequest and set the UseDefaultWebProxy property to true such as so:
var webProxy = new WebProxy(proxyAddress, true);
webProxy.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(proxyUsername, proxyPassword);
WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy = webProxy;
var svc = new ServiceClient();
var b = svc.Endpoint.Binding as BasicHttpBinding;
b.UseDefaultWebProxy = true;
However this also doesn't work and ServiceClient doesn't send it's requests through the HTTP proxy.
I'm out of ideas here so please let me know what I am doing wrong, thank you!
Set the security mode to BasicHttpSecurityMode.TransportCredentialOnly. This allows for passing plain-text authentication details over HTTP.

Using BasicHttpSecurityMode.TransportWithMessageCredential in a partial (medium) trust enviroment

I have an application which consumes a WCF web service, i log in to said service using credentials supplied by the company who maintain the service.
This is the code I created for binding the service.
I used svcutil.exe to generate a ClientSearchService.cs file and imported it into the project
BasicHttpBinding myBinding = new BasicHttpBinding();
myBinding.Name = "BasicHttpBinding_IClientSearch";
myBinding.Security.Transport.ClientCredentialType = HttpClientCredentialType.None;
myBinding.Security.Transport.ProxyCredentialType = HttpProxyCredentialType.None;
myBinding.Security.Message.ClientCredentialType = BasicHttpMessageCredentialType.UserName;
myBinding.MaxBufferSize = 524288;
myBinding.MaxBufferPoolSize = 524288;
myBinding.MaxReceivedMessageSize = 524288;
myBinding.ReaderQuotas.MaxDepth = 32;
myBinding.ReaderQuotas.MaxArrayLength = 524288;
myBinding.ReaderQuotas.MaxStringContentLength = 524288;
myBinding.Security.Mode = BasicHttpSecurityMode.TransportWithMessageCredential;
EndpointAddress endPointAddress = new EndpointAddress(serviceEndPointAddress);
ClientSearchClient myClient = new ClientSearchClient(myBinding, endPointAddress);
myClient.ClientCredentials.UserName.UserName = userName;
myClient.ClientCredentials.UserName.Password = userPass;
var request = new schemas.advancedcheck.co.uk.DriverChecksRequest();
request.FromDate = new DateTime(2014, 1, 1);
request.ToDate = DateTime.Now;
var response = myClient.GetDriverChecks(request);
If i execute this in a full trust environment i have no issues and the data I expect to see is returned successfully, however, where the code will be hosted will be a partial trust enviroment and when ran in a partial trust enviroment it throws this error:
The Binding with name BasicHttpBinding_IClientSearch failed validation because it contains a BindingElement with type System.ServiceModel.Channels.TransportSecurityBindingElement which is not supported in partial trust. Consider using BasicHttpBinding or WSHttpBinding, or hosting your application in a full-trust environment.
is there another method i can use to consume this web service in a partial trust enviroment?

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