Windows Communication Foundation

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Microsoft technology communication framework service-oriented architecture framework software framework

Windows Communication Foundation is a Microsoft framework for building and running service-oriented, distributed applications that communicate over various network protocols.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Microsoft technology →
communication framework →
service-oriented architecture framework →
software framework →
abbreviation WCF →
designGoal interoperability with other platforms →
support for service-oriented architecture →
unified programming model for distributed applications →
developer Microsoft →
documentationURL https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/wcf/index →
feature behaviors →
bindings →
data contracts →
endpoints →
extensibility model →
instance management →
message contracts →
reliable messaging →
security model →
service contracts →
throttling →
transaction support →
introducedIn .NET Framework 3.0 →
operatingSystem Windows →
platform .NET Core (limited support via community/compatibility) →
.NET Framework →
predecessor ASMX Web Services →
programmingLanguage .NET languages →
C# →
relatedTo ASP.NET Web API →
Windows Presentation Foundation →
Windows Workflow Foundation →
gRPC on .NET →
releaseYear 2006 →
securityFeature claims-based authorization →
federated security →
message security →
transport security →
status mature but not actively evolved for .NET 5+ core platform →
supportsHosting IIS →
Windows Process Activation Service →
Windows services →
self-hosting in .NET applications →
supportsProtocol HTTP →
HTTPS →
MSMQ →
Named Pipes →
TCP →
WebSockets (in later versions) →
supportsStandard REST-style services →
SOAP →
WS-* specifications →
WSDL →
XML Schema →
Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Windows Communication Foundation ("WCF") →
abbreviation
.NET Framework →
feature
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