Error: Cannot obtain Metadata from http …?wsdl

Question

I have been in the process of converting a http application to https and ssl with a self signed certificate.

for some reason i have to go in the browser to localhost:###

Answer 1

I can think of 4 ways to deal with this.

1. Install the self signed cert as a trusted root auth. MMC -> Certificates
2. Use a browser to navigate to the wsdl (click past the cert error), save it off, and generate off the wsdl directly.
   • Put the url of the wsdl in your browser and click past the certificate warning so that you can see the actual wsdl
   • Save the wsdl to your computer. In chrome you can right click, save as.
   • In Visual Studio
     • Right click on the project and select "Add Service Reference"
     • In the Address box, enter the physical path (C:\directory...) of the downloaded wsdl.
     • Hit Go
3. Fire up fiddler and tell it to decrypt https which will install a cert and give you an option to ignore remote cert errors. Described here. http://proq.blogspot.com/2012/02/svcutil-and-https.html
4. Use a cert signed by a trusted root.

I didn't see a svcutil option to ignore cert errors.

Answer 2

I had the same issue. For me I noticed that the https is using another Certificate which was invalid in terms of expiration date. Not sure why it happened. I changed the Https port number and a new self signed cert. WCFtestClinet could connect to the server via HTTPS!