Exposing WCF REST Service over HTTPS

In this post, I will explain; how could we expose a WCF REST Service over secure HTPP (HTTPS)? Essentially there are three steps involved

1. Create a certificate or use a third party provided certificate

2. Configure HTTPS in IIS

3. Configure webHttpBinding to use transport level security

Create Certificate

To expose a service over HTTPS, we need to have a certificate in store. Either you can create your own X.509 certificate or use certificate provided by 3rd parties.

I am going to create my own certificate. To create X.509 certificate Open Inetmgr

In center you will get an option of Server Certificates. Double click on that.

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