How to add a custom HTTP header to every WCF call?

Question

I have a WCF service that is hosted in a Windows Service. Clients that using this service must pass an identifier every time they\'re calling service methods (because that i

Answer 1

Context bindings in .NET 3.5 might be just what you're looking for. There are three out of the box: BasicHttpContextBinding, NetTcpContextBinding, and WSHttpContextBinding. Context protocol basically passes key-value pairs in the message header. Check out Managing State With Durable Services article on MSDN magazine.