How can I add authorization header to the request in WCF?

Question

I\'m working on a Windows Form application and there\'s a WCF service that needs to be called. I need to add a header (authorization - custom) to the request before it\'s se

Answer 1

The simplest way is to add it on the client side:

using (MyServ.ServiceClient proxy = new MyServ.ServiceClient())
{
     using (new System.ServiceModel.OperationContextScope(proxy.InnerChannel))
     {
         MessageHeader head = MessageHeader.CreateHeader("Authorization", "http://yournamespace.com/v1", data);
         OperationContext.Current.OutgoingMessageHeaders.Add(head);
     }
}

and retrieve it on the server side:

string  auth = OperationContext.Current.IncomingMessageHeaders.
GetHeader("Authorization", "http://mynamespace.com/v1");

I also suggest that you check these articles:

Authorization Header is missing in Http request using WCF

WCF Service with wsHttpBinding - Manipulating HTTP request headers