Service call error: The provided URI scheme 'https' is invalid; expected 'http'.

Question

I am making a service to service call on Server 2012R2 via https and I receive the error above.  Works fine via http: . Both services are hosted in the .Net v2.0 app pool on the same VM.
Below are the bindings from the web.config files for both client and provider.
Client:
  <bindings>
    <wsDualHttpBinding>
      <binding name="wsDualHttp" receiveTimeout="02:00:00" maxReceivedMessageSize="8388608">
        <readerQuotas maxStringContentLength="8388608" maxNameTableCharCount="32768" />
        <security mode="None" />
      </binding>
    </wsDualHttpBinding>
    <wsHttpBinding>
      <binding name="wsHttp" maxReceivedMessageSize="8388608">
        <readerQuotas maxStringContentLength="8388608" maxNameTableCharCount="32768" />
        <security mode="None"/>
      </binding>
      <binding name="wsHttpMessageEncryption" maxReceivedMessageSize="8388608">
        <readerQuotas maxStringContentLength="8388608" maxNameTableCharCount="32768" />
        <security mode="Message">
          <message clientCredentialType="None" negotiateServiceCredential="true" />
        </security>
      </binding>
      <binding name="wsHttps" maxReceivedMessageSize="8388608">
        <readerQuotas maxStringContentLength="8388608" maxNameTableCharCount="32768" />
        <security mode="Transport">
          <transport clientCredentialType="None" proxyCredentialType="None" realm=""/>
          <message clientCredentialType="Certificate" algorithmSuite="Default" />
        </security>
      </binding>
    </wsHttpBinding>
  </bindings>
Provider:
<bindings>
      <basicHttpBinding>
         <binding name="basicHttpBinding" closeTimeout="00:01:00" openTimeout="00:01:00" receiveTimeout="00:10:00" sendTimeout="00:01:00" allowCookies="false"
bypassProxyOnLocal="false" hostNameComparisonMode="StrongWildcard" maxBufferSize="4194304" maxBufferPoolSize="524288" maxReceivedMessageSize="4194304" messageEncoding="Text" textEncoding="utf-8"
transferMode="Buffered" useDefaultWebProxy="true">
           <readerQuotas maxDepth="32" maxStringContentLength="4194304" maxArrayLength="16384" maxBytesPerRead="4096" maxNameTableCharCount="16384"/>
< security mode="Transport" />
        </binding>
      </basicHttpBinding>
< /bindings> 

Answer 1

Hi John Babilon,
For creating a HTTPS WCF Service, we need to setup the IIS and configure the web.config file. For example it requires an SSL certificate to be registered with IIS and we need to use the mexHttpsBinding binding for the IMetadataExchange contract or setting
the httpsGetEnabled="true".
For more information, please try to refer to the following articles:
#How to: Configure an IIS-hosted WCF service with SSL:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh556232%28v=vs.110%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396 .
#Seven simple steps to enable HTTPS on WCF:
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/36705/simple-steps-to-enable-HTTPS-on-WCF-WsHttp-bindi .
Besides, it will be better if you can post your config file with endpoint and other configuration as well in here.
Thanks for your understanding.
Best Regards,
Amy Peng
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