What are the protocols supported by WCF hosting environment ? What are their advantages and disadvantages ?

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WCF support multiple ways in which you can host your WCF service.

Hosting Environment    Supported protocol
IIS6    http, wshttps
IIS7 – WAS (Windows Process Activation Service)    http,net.tcp,net.pipe,net.msmq
Windows console and form application    http,net.tcp,net.pipe,net.msmq
Windows service application (formerly known as NT services)    http,net.tcp,net.pipe,net.msmq

 

Below is the feature summary of hosting environments:

 

 

Feature Self-Hosting IIS Hosting WAS Hosting
Executable Process/ App Domain Yes Yes Yes
Configuration App.config Web.config Web.config
Activation Manual at startup Message-based Message-based
Idle-Time Management No Yes Yes
Health Monitoring No Yes Yes
Process Recycling No Yes Yes
Management Tools No Yes Yes

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