Windows Communication Foundation

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is Microsoft’s unified programming model for building service-oriented applications. It enables developers to build secure, reliable, transacted solutions that integrate across platforms and interoperate with existing investments.

In This Section

  • Guide to the Documentation
    A set of suggested topics to read, depending on your familiarity (novice to well-acquainted) and requirements.
  • Getting Started Tutorial
    A set of walkthrough topics that introduces you to the experience of programming WCF applications.
  • Basic WCF Programming
    A set of primer topics that you should understand to become a proficient WCF programmer.
  • WCF Feature Details
    Topics that let you choose which WCF feature or features you need to employ.
  • Extending WCF
    Topics that describe extending or customizing WCF to suit your unique requirements.
  • WCF Administration and Diagnostics
    Topics that describe a set of WCF functionalities that can help you monitor the different stages of an application’s life and diagnose problems.
  • WCF Samples
    Downloadable samples that provide working code projects that demonstrate features and programming techniques for WCF.
  • WCF Tools
    Tools that help you to create and debug WCF applications.
  • General Reference
    Topics that document the XML elements used to configure services and client applications.
  • Feedback and Community
    Information about sending your comments or sharing information with others interested in WCF.

Reference

System.Runtime.Serialization

System.Runtime.Serialization.Configuration

System.IdentityModel.Claims

System.IdentityModel.Policy

System.IdentityModel.Selectors

System.ServiceModel.Security.Tokens

System.ServiceModel

System.ServiceModel.Channels

System.ServiceModel.Configuration

System.ServiceModel.Security

System.ServiceModel.Description

System.IdentityModel.Tokens

System.ServiceModel.MsmqIntegration

System.ServiceModel.PeerResolvers

System.Xml

System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher

System.IO.Log

System.ServiceModel.Activation


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