Certificates in BizTalk 2013 Part 2: How To Configure the BizTalk WCF Adapter to use the SSL Certificates

In the previous post I explained hot how install SSL certificates in BizTalk to make a secure connection to a third party (web) service. In this article I will explain how you can configure the WCF Adapter to use these installed certificates to encrypt the message that is send to the service.

Creating the Send Port

First, we need a send port. You can create a new BizTalk application in the BizTalk adminstration console or use a excisiting one.

  • Richt click on Send Ports – new – Static one-way send port.

  • The Send Port properties are displayes. Fill in/select the following values:

    • Name – for instance WebServiceSendPort

    • Type – WCF-BasisHttp

    • Send Pipeline – PassThruTransmit

  • Click the Configure Button

  • The transport properties screen is displayed. Fill in the Service Url, and the SOAP Action header. Click the Security tab and fill in/select the following values:

    • Security mode = Transport

    • Transport Client Credential Type = Certificate

  • Under Client Certificate, click the browse Button. Select the installed private certificate and click Ok.

  • Under Server Certificate, click the browse Button. Select the installed public certificate and click Ok.

  • The transport property pane will look like the following figure:

  • Click Ok, and again Ok. The Send Port is now configured.

Summary

This is the last part of the series where I explained how to use SSL certificates in BizTalk to create a secure connection to a third party service.