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How to configure a Port with an SSL Certificate
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Mahesh Chand
May 24 2012
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When creating a self-hosted Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service with the
WSHttpBinding
class that uses transport security, you must also configure a port with an X.509 certificate. If you are not creating a self-hosted service, you can host your service on Internet Information Services (IIS). For more information, see
HTTP Transport Security
.
To configure a port, the tool you use depends on the operating system that is running on your machine.
If you are running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP, use the HttpCfg.exe tool. With Windows Server 2003 this tool is installed. With Windows XP, you can download the tool at
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools
. For more information, see
Httpcfg Overview
. The
Windows Support Tools documentation
explains the syntax for the Httpcfg.exe tool.
If you are running Windows Vista, use the Netsh.exe tool that is already installed.
This topic describes how to accomplish several procedures:
Determining a computer's current port configuration.
Getting a certificate's thumbprint (necessary for the following two procedures).
Binding an SSL certificate to a port configuration.
Binding an SSL certificate to a port configuration and supporting client certificates.
Deleting an SSL certificate from a port number.
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