<windowsStreamSecurity>
Specify Windows stream security settings of the custom binding.
Schema Hierarchy
<system.serviceModel>
<bindings>
<customBinding>
<binding>
<windowsStreamSecurity>
Syntax
<windowsStreamSecurity protectionLevel="None/Sign/EncryptAndSign"/>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
protectionLevel |
Defines message-level security. Signing messages mitigates the risk of a third party tampering with the message while it is being transferred. Encryption provides data-level privacy during transport. Valid values include the following:
The default is EncryptAndSign. This attribute is of type ProtectionLevel. |
Child Elements
None
Parent Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
Defines all binding capabilities of the custom binding. |
Remarks
Transports that use a stream-oriented protocol such as TCP and named pipes support stream-based transport upgrades. Specifically, WCF provides security upgrades. The configuration of this transport security is encapsulated by this configuration element as well as by <sslStreamSecurity>, which can be configured and added to a custom binding
See Also
Reference
<customBinding>
CustomBinding
WindowsStreamSecurityElement
WindowsStreamSecurityBindingElement
Other Resources
Windows Communication Foundation Bindings
Extending Bindings
Custom Bindings