Summary

In this chapter, we learned the basic concepts of WCF security and hosted the HelloWorld service using basic authentication and Windows authentication. The .NET Framework gives you a variety of configuration settings for WCF security. You should examine your WCF service needs and pick the most appropriate settings for your organization.

In the next chapter, we will explore the basic concepts of WCF extension points and learn how to extend our HelloWorld service.

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