Configuration binding extension 'system.serviceModel/bindings/basicHttpsBinding' could not be found

Question

I am getting this error when I try to navigate to my .svc file. It appears that it\'s not finding my basicHttpsBinding; here\'s that section of my web.config:

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Answer 1

BasicHttpsBinding is a new binding in .NET 4.5, therefore you cannot use it in a 4.0 application. Either you remove the protocolMapping or you use another binding such as basicHttpBinding or wsHttpBinding.

When you configure SSL in IIS, this should work as well.