Proxy server authentication for WCF service

proxy, wcf

Solution

In the WCF binding config, use the useDefaultWebProxy property to make WCF use the windows default proxy (which can be set from IE network config):

<bindings>
<basicHttpBinding>
<binding name="ESBWSSL" ...everything...  useDefaultWebProxy="true">

Then in the code, before you use the connection, do this:

WebProxy wproxy = new WebProxy("new proxy",true);
wproxy.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("user", "pass");

and with your webrequest object, before you execute the call:

WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy = wproxy;

I have not tested the code, but I believe this should work.

Problem

I need to consume a WCF service but I'm behind a proxy server and this proxy server requires a username and password. I can't find a way to set it, if it was a Web Service, I could just do something like ``` ws.Proxy = myProxyServer; ``` How can I do this with a WCF service?

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