Adding authentication to security header in WCF to consume Metro WSIT service

Question

I use this simple way to attach username and password to the SOAP request header. This works fine inside Java boundaries, but I want to be able to call it with my WCF client. How do I do this?

I've tried the following code, but it does not include the credentials in the header:

wsClient.ClientCredentials.UserName.UserName = "Hello";
wsClient.ClientCredentials.UserName.Password = "World";

Thanks in advance!

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 04 '11 at 07:55

That is quite awful non-standardized way. It uses custom HTTP Headers so you cannot expect that built in WCF mechanism will magically support such approach. How should WCF know that you want to add custom non-standard HTTP header to HTTP request (not SOAP header)?

Use this:

var proxy = new YourServiceClient();
using (var scope = new OperationContextScope(proxy.InnerChannel))
{
    var prop = new HttpRequestMessageProperty();
    prop.Headers.Add("UserName", "Hello");
    prop.Headers.Add("Password", "World");

    OperationContext context = OperationContext.Current;
    context.OutgoingMessageProperties[HttpRequestMessageProperty.Name] = prop;

    proxy.CallYourOperation();
}

Adding authentication to security header in WCF to consume Metro WSIT service

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