WS-MetadataExchange Bindings

This topic describes how the default metadata exchange bindings are constructed for various transports.

The Default Bindings

Default Binding Name How the binding is constructed

MexHttpBinding

A WSHttpBinding with transport-level security disabled.

MexHttpsBinding

A WSHttpBinding that supports transport-level security.

MexNamedPipeBinding

A CustomBinding with a NamedPipeTransportBindingElement using the default values.

MexTcpBinding

A CustomBinding with a TcpTransportBindingElement using default values.