Error in WCF(Error while downloading meta data from the address)

Question

User1086292807 posted

Hi i am trying to do demo on Message Security.for that i used the  URL http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/36732/WCF-FAQ-Part-3-10-security-related-FAQ

i have created whatever maintioned in the URL.i have create wcf webservice and webapplication as client and create the certificate that is required for client as well as server but i am getting error while adding service referece in client application and error is

Error:-

          there was an error downloading metadata from address.
          Please verify that you have entered a valid address

when i click on details of error then it show me following message

Details of Error:-

The HTML document does not contain Web service discovery information.
Metadata contains a reference that cannot be resolved: 'http://localhost:5451/Service1.svc'.
Content Type application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8 was not supported by service http://localhost:5451/Service1.svc.  The client and service bindings may be mismatched.
The remote server returned an error: (415) Unsupported Media Type.
If the service is defined in the current solution, try building the solution and adding the service reference again.

setting in Service WebConfig is

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
 
  <system.web>
    <compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.0" />
  </system.web>
  <system.serviceModel>
    <services>
      <service behaviorConfiguration="WCFSecurityService.Service1Behavior"
        name="WCFServiceCertificate.IService1">
        <endpoint address="" binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="wsHttpEndpointBinding"
  contract="WCFServiceCertificate.IService1"/>
        <endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
          </service>
    </services>
    <behaviors>
      <serviceBehaviors>
        <behavior name="WCFSecurityService.Service1Behavior">
          <serviceCredentials>
            <clientCertificate>
              <authentication certificateValidationMode="PeerTrust"/>
            </clientCertificate>
            <serviceCertificate findValue="WCfServer"
            storeLocation="CurrentUser"
            storeName="My"
            x509FindType="FindBySubjectName" />
          </serviceCredentials>
          <serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
          <serviceDebug includeExceptionDetailInFaults="False" />
        </behavior>
      </serviceBehaviors>
    </behaviors>
    <serviceHostingEnvironment multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true" />
    <bindings>
      <wsHttpBinding>
        <binding name="wsHttpEndpointBinding">
          <security>
            <message clientCredentialType="Certificate" />
          </security>
        </binding>
      </wsHttpBinding>
    </bindings>
  </system.serviceModel>
 <system.webServer>
    <modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/>
  </system.webServer>
  
</configuration>



please help me if any one knows the exact problem,thanks


          Regards
Gajendra R.Bahakar 

Answer 1

User-661350001 posted

but i am getting some error while adding service referece

may i request you to please post the error in details so that it will be easy to pin point the problem

Answer 2

User-183374066 posted

<endpoint address="" binding="wsHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="wsHttpEndpointBinding"   contract="WCFServiceCertificate.IService1"/>

Why address is blank?

Try adding with following pattern

http://localhost:8080/myservice/MEX/

Answer 3

User1086292807 posted

Hi Nasser, i tried this also but till error is getting please go through the following link in order to understand my problem URL   http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/36732/WCF-FAQ-Part-3-10-security-related-FAQ

Answer 4

User-183374066 posted

I go throught the article.The address is given in end points but your is blank.. Why?

The address shouldn't be blank in endpoint.

Please go through your code. You missed some thing.

Thanks and best luck.

Answer 5

User-742633084 posted

Hi gajendra,

As you mentioned that the WCF service report error when you try accessing the wsdl metadata document(in Visual Studio Add Service Reference dialog), then have you tried directly accessing the wsdl metadata page in web browser (such as IE) to see if it can show correctly or display the same error?

Also, since you've applied message security and some other settings, I'd recommend you first turn off the security (of the binding element) to see if the problem is related to security setting (like the fragment shown below):

<wsHttpBinding>
        <binding name="wsHttpEndpointBinding">
          <security mode="None" >
            <message clientCredentialType="Certificate" />
          </security>
        </binding>
      </wsHttpBinding>

 

Answer 6

User337895707 posted

Hi,

I get below error while i directly access wsdl metadata page in web browser.

XML Parsing Error: not well-formed
Location: file:///D:/Calculation/Calculation/Service1.svc
Line Number 1, Column 2:<%@ ServiceHost Language="C#" Debug="true" Service="Calculation.Service1" CodeBehind="Service1.svc.cs" %>
-^

Please advise to rectify this error