https with WCF error: "Could not find base address that matches scheme https"

Mike_Blandford_28643 0
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I go to https://mywebsite/MyApp/Myservice.svc and get the following error:

(The link works if I use http:// )

"The service '/MyApp/MyService.svc' cannot be activated due to an exception during compilation. The exception message is: Could not find a base address that matches scheme https for the endpoint with binding BasicHttpBinding. Registered base address schemes are [http].."

EDIT: So if I change address="" to address="https:// ..." then I get this error instead:

"Error: The protocol 'https' is not supported..... The ChannelDispatcher at 'https://.../Annotation.svc' with contract(s) '"Annotation"' is unable to open its IChannelListener."

Here's what my Web.Config looks like:

<services>
      <service behaviorConfiguration="AnnotationWCF.AnnotationBehavior"
              name="AnnotationWCF.Annotation">
              <endpoint address="" binding="basicHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="BasicHttpBinding_Annotation"
                      contract="AnnotationWCF.Annotation" />
              <endpoint address="" 
                  binding="basicHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="SecureTransport"
                  contract="AnnotationWCF.Annotation" />
              <endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
      </service>


<bindings>
<basicHttpBinding>
    <binding name="BasicHttpBinding_Annotation" maxBufferSize="2147483647"
            maxReceivedMessageSize="2147483647">
        <readerQuotas maxDepth="2147483647" maxStringContentLength="2147483647"
            maxArrayLength="2147483647" maxBytesPerRead="2147483647"
            maxNameTableCharCount="2147483647" />
    </binding>
    <binding name="SecureTransport" maxBufferSize="2147483647"
            maxReceivedMessageSize="2147483647">
        <security mode="Transport">
        <transport clientCredentialType="None"/>
        </security>
        <readerQuotas maxDepth="2147483647" maxStringContentLength="2147483647"
            maxArrayLength="2147483647" maxBytesPerRead="2147483647"
            maxNameTableCharCount="2147483647" />
    </binding>
</basicHttpBinding>
https wcf
7 Answers

It turned out that my problem was that I was using a load balancer to handle the SSL, which then sent it over http to the actual server, which then complained.

Description of a fix is here: http://blog.hackedbrain.com/2006/09/26/how-to-ssl-passthrough-with-wcf-or-transportwithmessagecredential-over-plain-http/

Edit: I fixed my problem, which was slightly different, after talking to microsoft support.

My silverlight app had its endpoint address in code going over https to the load balancer. The load balancer then changed the endpoint address to http and to point to the actual server that it was going to. So on each server's web config I added a listenUri for the endpoint that was http instead of https

<endpoint address="" listenUri="http://[LOAD_BALANCER_ADDRESS]" ... />
Mike_Blandford_286430

I think you are trying to configure your service in a similar way to the following config. There is more information here: Specify a Service with Two Endpoints Using Different Binding Values. Also, other than for development, it's probably not a good idea to have both HTTP & HTTPS endpoints to the same service. It kinda defeats the purpose of HTTPS. Hope this helps!

<service type="HelloWorld, IndigoConfig, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null">
    <endpoint
        address="http://computer:8080/Hello"
        contract="HelloWorld, IndigoConfig, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null"
        binding="basicHttpBinding"
        bindingConfiguration="shortTimeout"
    </endpoint>
    <endpoint
        address="http://computer:8080/Hello"
        contract="HelloWorld, IndigoConfig, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null"
        binding="basicHttpBinding"
        bindingConfiguration="Secure"
     </endpoint>
</service>
<bindings>
    <basicHttpBinding 
        name="shortTimeout"
        timeout="00:00:00:01" 
     />
     <basicHttpBinding 
        name="Secure">
        <Security mode="Transport" />
     </basicHttpBinding>
</bindings>
Sixto_Saez_97110

In my case i am setting security mode to "TransportCredentialOnly" instead of "Transport" in binding. Changing it resolved the issue

<bindings>
  <webHttpBinding>
    <binding name="webHttpSecure">
      <security mode="Transport">
        <transport clientCredentialType="Windows" ></transport>
      </security>
      </binding>
  </webHttpBinding>
</bindings>
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