.Net Core does not support WSHttpBinding

Question

Moving WSHttpBinding to BasicHttpBinding....

Problem statement: WSHttpBinding is not supported in .Net core.

When my application was in .Net 4.6, I was using WSHttpBinding to create the connection with WCF with below code.

var binding = new WSHttpBinding(SecurityMode.TransportWithMessageCredential);
binding.Security.Transport.ClientCredentialType = HttpClientCredentialType.None;
binding.Security.Message.ClientCredentialType = MessageCredentialType.Certificate;
binding.Security.Message.EstablishSecurityContext = false;
X509Store store = new X509Store(StoreName.My, StoreLocation.CurrentUser);
store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadOnly);
var cert = store.Certificates.Find(X509FindType.FindByThumbprint, "Thumprint", true)[0];
result = new MyClient(binding, address);
client = result as ClientBase<TInterface>;                
client.ClientCredentials.ClientCertificate.Certificate = cert;

Now I am migrating my application to .Net core and i found there is no support to WSHttpBinding . I am planning to move with BasicHttpBinding and made the following changes:

    var binding = new BasicHttpBinding(BasicHttpSecurityMode.TransportWithMessageCredential);
    binding.Security.Transport.ClientCredentialType = HttpClientCredentialType.None;
    binding.Security.Message.ClientCredentialType = BasicHttpMessageCredentialType.Certificate;

With BasicHttpBinding there is no provision to below code:

 binding.Security.Message.EstablishSecurityContext = false;//This code is w.r.t. WSHttpBinding.

So, my question is: Does this changes okay to go with or I should do some other way around? Please assist!

Answer 1

Wshttpbinding is supported in .net core 3.1.

1.  You should use the Nuget --System.private.serviceModel to get the wshttp binding methods in .NET core 3.1

2.  Below are the Nuget Packages that will be required.

Answer 2

in .NET Core & .NET 5

BasicHttpBinding and WSHttpBinding

Solved for me by installing Nuget package System.ServiceModel.Http Version 4.8.1

https://www.nuget.org/packages/System.ServiceModel.Http

Run this command in Package Console Manager in Visual Studio

Install-Package System.ServiceModel.Http

Answer 3

In .Net 5, Wshttpbinding no longer supports SecurityMode Message. Use Transport instead. However, it is not as secure as Message.

var binding = new WSHttpBinding();
binding.Security.Mode = SecurityMode.Transport;

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/wcf/how-to-set-the-security-mode

Answer 4

I did the same (move from FULL .NET FRAMEWORK to .NET CORE PROJECT) and i found there is NO SUPPORT for WCF ...

what i have done is:

1 - Create a .NET STANDARD LIB PROJ .. with reference to your SOAP endpoint (it support WCF)

2 - Reference your LIB to a .NET CORE PROJECT

hope it helps you!!

like:

and then reference it like: