Does WCF support WS-Security with SOAP 1.1?

Question

I need to call some 3rd Web services that require WS-Security. I created a WCF endpoint with the following configuration:

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Answer 1

In order to use WS-Addressing (wsHttpBinding), but with SOAP 1.1 (SOAP 1.2 being the default), you need to define a custom WCF binding (e.g. in config) and use that:

and then in your endpoint definition, use:

Of course, you can extend the custom binding defined above with additional properties, e.g. or others.

For more very detailed, very useful info on WCF bindings and how to "compose" your own custom bindings in config, read this excellent MSDN article Service Station: WCF Bindings In Depth by Aaron Skonnard.