At this point, we have learned how to develop a three-layer WCF service with LINQ to Entities. To further enhance our WCF service, in this chapter we will explore the security settings of a WCF service. We will host our HelloWorld
WCF service using the basic and the Windows authentication with the HTTPS protocol.
We will cover the following topics in this chapter:
WCF security components
Hosting a WCF service with basic authentication
Hosting the WCF service with Windows authentication