Getting the binding error in WCF. Cannot understand what it is.

Question

Could not find a base address that matches scheme https for the endpoint with binding BasicHttpBinding. Registered base address schemes are [http].

 Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. 

 Exception Details: System.InvalidOperationException: Could not find a base address that matches scheme https for the endpoint with binding BasicHttpBinding. Registered base address schemes are [http].

 Source Error: 

  An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request.     Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.  

 Stack Trace: 


   [InvalidOperationException: Could not find a base address that matches scheme https for the endpoint with binding BasicHttpBinding. Registered base address schemes are [http].]

System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostBase.MakeAbsoluteUri(Uri relativeOrAbsoluteUri, Binding binding, UriSchemeKeyedCollection baseAddresses) +12366396 System.ServiceModel.Description.ConfigLoader.LoadServiceDescription(ServiceHostBase host, ServiceDescription description, ServiceElement serviceElement, Action`1 addBaseAddress) +12363749 System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostBase.LoadConfigurationSectionInternal(ConfigLoader configLoader, ServiceDescription description, ServiceElement serviceSection) +67 System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostBase.ApplyConfiguration() +108 System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostBase.InitializeDescription(UriSchemeKeyedCollection baseAddresses) +192 System.ServiceModel.ServiceHost.InitializeDescription(Type serviceType, UriSchemeKeyedCollection baseAddresses) +49 System.ServiceModel.ServiceHost..ctor(Type serviceType, Uri[] baseAddresses) +151 System.ServiceModel.Activation.ServiceHostFactory.CreateServiceHost(Type serviceType, Uri[] baseAddresses) +30 System.ServiceModel.Activation.ServiceHostFactory.CreateServiceHost(String constructorString, Uri[] baseAddresses) +422 System.ServiceModel.HostingManager.CreateService(String normalizedVirtualPath) +1461 System.ServiceModel.HostingManager.ActivateService(String normalizedVirtualPath) +44 System.ServiceModel.HostingManager.EnsureServiceAvailable(String normalizedVirtualPath) +651

  [ServiceActivationException: The service '/BulkEmailService.svc' cannot be activated due to an exception during compilation.  The exception message is: Could not find a base address that matches scheme https for the endpoint with binding BasicHttpBinding. Registered base address schemes are [http]..]
   System.Runtime.AsyncResult.End(IAsyncResult result) +688590
   System.ServiceModel.Activation.HostedHttpRequestAsyncResult.End(IAsyncResult result) +190

     System.ServiceModel.Activation.HttpModule.ProcessRequest(Object sender, EventArgs e) +359
   System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +148
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +75

Here is my Web.config file. Please help.

   <?xml version="1.0"?>
   <configuration>

     <system.web>
       <compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.0" />
     </system.web>
     <connectionStrings>
       <add name="WWDbConnect"
            connectionString="Data Source=(dev0320);USER ID = scott; Password = t;Max Pool Size=200;"
            providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
     </connectionStrings>
     <system.serviceModel>
       <bindings>
         <basicHttpBinding>
           <binding name="BasicHttpBindingWithNoSecurity" maxBufferPoolSize="524288" maxReceivedMessageSize="500000">
             <security mode="Transport">
               <transport clientCredentialType="Certificate" proxyCredentialType="None"
                   realm="" />
               <message clientCredentialType="UserName" algorithmSuite="Default" />
             </security>
           </binding>
         </basicHttpBinding>
       </bindings>
       <client/>
       <services>
           <service name="WW.Common.Service.Impl.EmailService" behaviorConfiguration="BasicHttpBindingWithNoSecurity">
             <host>
               <baseAddresses>
                 <add baseAddress = "https://localhost:8270/Design_Time_Addresses/TestWcfEmailServiceLibrary/EmailService/" />
               </baseAddresses>
             </host>
             <endpoint address="EmailService" binding="basicHttpBinding" contract="WW.Common.Service.Contract.IEmailService" />
             <endpoint address="mex" binding="basicHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="BasicHttpBindingWithNoSecurity" 
                       name="mexEndpoint" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
           </service>
         </services>
         <behaviors>
         <serviceBehaviors>
             <behavior name="EmailService">
               <serviceDebug httpHelpPageEnabled="true" includeExceptionDetailInFaults="true"/>
               <serviceMetadata httpsGetEnabled="true" />
               <serviceSecurityAudit auditLogLocation="Application"
                  suppressAuditFailure="true"
                  serviceAuthorizationAuditLevel="Success"
                  messageAuthenticationAuditLevel="Success" />
           </behavior>
         </serviceBehaviors>
       </behaviors>
       <diagnostics>
         <messageLogging logEntireMessage="true"
                         maxMessagesToLog="3000"
                         logMessagesAtServiceLevel="true"
                         logMalformedMessages="false"
                         logMessagesAtTransportLevel="false" />
       </diagnostics>
       <serviceHostingEnvironment multipleSiteBindingsEnabled="true" />
     </system.serviceModel>
    <system.webServer>
       <modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/>
     </system.webServer>

   </configuration>

Dhawalk Dhawalk · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-13T19:23:15

you are using https in your base address, but your binding is basicHttpBinding. Looking at your config I am assuming you are planning to use certificates. I would recommend that you change your binding to WSHttpBinding

<endpoint address="test" binding="wsHttpBinding" contract="WW.Common.Service.Contract.IEmailService"/>

Alternately, if you want to use http only. change the base address to http as shown below. Note, I have also removed the binding configuration from your code

 <service name="WW.Common.Service.Impl.EmailService">
          <host>
            <baseAddresses>
              <add baseAddress = "http://localhost:8270/Design_Time_Addresses/TestWcfEmailServiceLibrary/EmailService/" />
            </baseAddresses>
          </host>
          <endpoint address="EmailService" binding="basicHttpBinding" contract="WW.Common.Service.Contract.IEmailService" />
          <endpoint address="mex" binding="basicHttpBinding" 
                    name="mexEndpoint" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
        </service>

I will also recommend that you read up on WCF bindings

Getting the binding error in WCF. Cannot understand what it is.

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