martedì 14 gennaio 2014

Calling a WCF service through a proxy server.

C# .NET Framework 4.0

I have an application client that calls a WCF service and in this client uses a proxy for the internet connection, so when I call my service I must first provide the proxy authentication.
I have created a class that implements the IWebProxy interface:

namespace Utililty {
   public class ProxyConfig : IWebProxy {

        public ICredentials Credentials {
            get
            {
                using (var context = new AOEntities())
                {
                    var query =
                        from data in context.ConnectionParameters
                        where data.ServerName.Equals("Proxy")
                        select data;

                    if (query.Any())
                    {
                        var parameters = query.FirstOrDefault();
                        if (parameters != null) return new NetworkCredential(parameters.UserName, parameters.Password);
                    }

                    return null;
                }               
            }
            set { }
        }

        public Uri GetProxy(Uri destination) {
            return WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy().GetProxy(destination);
        }

        public bool IsBypassed(Uri host) {
            return WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy().IsBypassed(host);
        }       
    }
}

In this example, I retrieve the credentials from a SQL Server database, but if you prefer you can put in the application configuration file.

Then in the application configuration file (app.config), I have added this section:

 <system.net>
   <defaultProxy>
     <module type=" Utililty.ProxyConfig, Utililty"/>
   </defaultProxy>
 </system.net>

and the attribute useDefaultWebProxy="trueat the WCF binding configuration.

The ProxyConfig object will have call automatically before your call to service.

Peace & Love!

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