Why and when to perform this task
Use this task to configure signature authentication at the server. Signature authentication refers to an X.509 certificate sent by the client to the server. The certificate is used to authenticate to the user registry configured at the server. After a request is received by the server that contains the certificate, the server needs to log in to form a credential. The credential is used for authorization. If the certificate supplied cannot be mapped to an entry in the user registry, an exception is thrown and the request ends without invoking the resource. For more information on signature authentication, see Signature authentication method.
Steps for this task
What to do next
For more information on getting started with the Web services editor within the assembly tool, see Configuring the server security bindings using an assembly tool.After you specify how the server handles signature authentication information, you must specify how the server validates the authentication information. See Configuring the server to validate signature authentication information for more information.
Related concepts
Signature authentication method
Related tasks
Configuring the server to validate signature authentication information
Configuring the server security bindings using an assembly tool