Types of Binding

BasicHttpBinding

• Mainly the default binding we have
• No security is delivered
• Security is disabled by default
• Does not support WS functionality WS-ReliableMessaging
• It is fairly weak on interoperability.

WSHttpBinding

• It is the secure binding
• It offers lot more functionality in the area of interoperability.
• It supports WS functionality
• It uses HTTP and HTTPS transport for communication.
• No session is disabled

WSDualHttpBinding

This binding is callled dual because it provides duplex communication over the service.

No sessions are active and security is provided

WSFederationHttpBinding

It follows Federation security which identifies organization persons and their identity

NetTcpBinding

The most basic binding that is needed to perform faster executions but less security is being provided

NetNamedPipeBinding

This binding provides secure and reliable binding environment for on-machine cross process communication. It uses NamedPipe protocol and provides full support for SOAP security, transaction and reliability.

NetMsmqBinding

• This binding provides secure and reliable queued communication for cross-machine environment.
• Queuing is provided by using MSMQ as transport.

NetPeerTcpBinding

• This binding provides secure binding for peer-to-peer environment and network applications.
• TCP protocol is used for communication
• Full SOAP security is provided