WCF Service, Windows Authentication

Question

we wrote a WCF service, deployed on IIS. we chose Integrated Windows Authentication. service can not be used in this case but if we can set the authentication method of the

Answer 1

You have to do a few things:

• Uncheck the anonymous access from your Virtual forlder and check Integrated windows security.

• Create the following binding configuration:

• Apply the above configuration to your service and mex:

  • Create a client and use NetworkCredential to pass your credentials:

           ServiceReference.MyClient proxy = new ServiceReference.MyClient();
           proxy.ClientCredentials.Windows.ClientCredential = new System.Net.NetworkCredential("MACHINENAME\\USERACCOUNT", "passwrd");
           proxy.YourServiceOperation();
    

There are other ways to set username & password indivdually but it didn't work in .Net 4.0. USERACCOUNT is a domain account or LDAP to which your WCF host computer is joined to. If server isnt joined to a domain then create an account locally by running "lusrmgr.msc"