What Is the WCF-WSHttp Adapter?
You can use the WCF-WSHttp adapter to do cross-computer communication with services and clients that can understand the next-generation Web service standards, using either the HTTP or HTTPS transport with text or Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism (MTOM) encoding. The WCF-WSHttp adapter provides full access to the SOAP security, reliability, and transaction features.
The following table summarizes the characteristics of the WCF-WSHttp adapter.
| Description | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| Interoperability level | WS-Profile |
| Message encoding | Text or MTOM |
| Boundary | Cross-computer |
| Transport protocol | HTTP or HTTPS |
| Security mode | None, Message, Transport, and TransportWithMessageCredential. |
| Client authentication mechanism | Transport Security and Message Security |
| Support for WS-ReliableMessaging | No |
| Support for WS-AtomicTransaction | Yes |
| Support for one-way messaging | Yes |
| Support for two-way messaging | Yes |
| Host type for receive adapter | Isolated |
| Host type for send adapter | In-process |
The WCF-WSHttp adapter consists of two adapters—a receive adapter and a send adapter.
WCF-WSHttp Receive Adapter
You use the WCF-WSHttp receive adapter to receive WCF service requests through the HTTP or HTTPS protocol. A receive location that uses the WCF-WSHttp receive adapter can be configured as one-way or request-response (two-way).
WCF-WSHttp Send Adapter
You use the WCF-WSHttp send adapter to call a WCF service through the typeless contract by using the HTTP or HTTPS protocol.
For more information about WCF receive and send adapters, see What Are the WCF Adapters?.