Selfhosted Secure WCF by Id password, custom validation
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No config file needed – all setting in code only, No IIS – Self hosted, consume by channel factory
Introduction
Selfhosted Secure WCF Custom validation, No config file needed – all setting in code only, No IIS – Self hosted, consume by channel factory
Background
I recently came in situation where I need to make Secure WCF POC in environment where we don’t have IIS and we have only VS 2010 Express. And we need to create totally self dependent POC so no certificate.
The solution is to create self hosted WCF service use custom validation and consume it by using Channel factory. While create this POC I got some error then I started searching internet for similar kind of POC I got couple of them but most of them Is not in ready to run position like have only server side code or have only client or need to change something in app.config.
WCF Server side
Self hosted (console) WCF service, Transport security (ID/Pwd)
using System;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.ServiceModel.Security;
using System.IdentityModel.Tokens;
using System.IdentityModel.Selectors;
using System.Security.Principal;
using System.ServiceModel.Description;
namespace SecurWCFSelfHosting
{
class Program
{
[ServiceContract]
public interface IDemoService
{
[OperationContract]
int Add(int x, int y);
}
public class DemoService : IDemoService
{
public int Add(int x, int y)
{
return x + y;
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// This is a address of our service
Uri httpUrl = new Uri("http://localhost:999/MyService/");
//Create ServiceHost
ServiceHost host = new ServiceHost(typeof(DemoService), httpUrl);
/// Set behaviour of **binding**
BasicHttpBinding http = new BasicHttpBinding();
//1. set Mode TransportCredentialOnly = no httpS
http.Security.Mode = BasicHttpSecurityMode.TransportCredentialOnly;
//2. Transport security Basic = user id and password
http.Security.Transport.ClientCredentialType = HttpClientCredentialType.Basic;
///** Set behaviour of **host**
//Add a service endpoint
host.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IDemoService), http, "");
host.Credentials.UserNameAuthentication.UserNamePasswordValidationMode = UserNamePasswordValidationMode.Custom;
host.Credentials.UserNameAuthentication.CustomUserNamePasswordValidator = new MyCustomValidator();
// checking and publishing meta data
ServiceMetadataBehavior smb = host.Description.Behaviors.Find<ServiceMetadataBehavior>();
if (smb == null)
{
smb = new ServiceMetadataBehavior();
smb.HttpGetEnabled = true;
host.Description.Behaviors.Add(smb);
}
//Start the Service
host.Open();
Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToString()+" Service is host at " + httpUrl.ToString());
Console.WriteLine("The service is running in the following account: {0}", WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name);
Console.WriteLine("Press <ENTER> to terminate service.");
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
public class MyCustomValidator : UserNamePasswordValidator
{
public override void Validate(string userName, string password)
{
//For Demo only here you can add logic to validate ID,Pwd in AD or DB
if ((userName != "h") || (password != "p"))
{
throw new SecurityTokenException("Him:) Validation Failed!");
}
Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToString()+" Validation success for user :"+ userName);
}
}
}
Client side
Consume in console apps, using channel factory
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.ServiceModel.Description;
/// svcuti. @ C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\bin
namespace WCFConsumeByChannelFactory
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
EndpointAddress Serviceaddress = new EndpointAddress("http://localhost:999/MyService/");
/// Set behaviour of **binding** Same setting as ##Server##
BasicHttpBinding httpBinding = new BasicHttpBinding();
httpBinding.Security.Mode = BasicHttpSecurityMode.TransportCredentialOnly;
httpBinding.Security.Transport.ClientCredentialType = HttpClientCredentialType.Basic;
ChannelFactory<IDemoService> myChannelFactory =
new ChannelFactory<IDemoService>(httpBinding, Serviceaddress);
var defaultCredentials = myChannelFactory.Endpoint.Behaviors.Find<ClientCredentials>();
//#1 IF this dosen not work then try #2
myChannelFactory.Credentials.UserName.UserName = "h";
myChannelFactory.Credentials.UserName.Password = "p";
///#2
//ClientCredentials CC = new ClientCredentials();
//CC.UserName.UserName = "h";
//CC.UserName.Password = "p";
// myChannelFactory.Endpoint.Behaviors.Remove(defaultCredentials); //remove default ones
// myChannelFactory.Endpoint.Behaviors.Add(CC); //add required on
// Create a channel.
IDemoService wcfClient1 = myChannelFactory.CreateChannel();
double s = wcfClient1.Add(73, 22);
Console.WriteLine(s.ToString());
((IClientChannel)wcfClient1).Close();
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}
These all code is in attached zip file.
Points of Interest
While searching in internet i found this :How to: Call Operations Asynchronously Using a Channel Factory http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb885132.aspx
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