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WCF

Backend

Windows Communication Foundation services

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Overview

WCF remains in legacy and client integrations that expose SOAP endpoints—greenfield Factory APIs prefer ASP.NET Core REST, gRPC, and OpenAPI. CoreWCF extends selected patterns on modern .NET where migration is phased.

Factory templates and SaaS platform programs standardize on .NET 10, Clean Architecture, and Azure-native services—so generated solutions inherit consistent security, observability, and upgrade paths instead of one-off frameworks.

When a client estate or integration boundary calls for this technology, we wire it with explicit ownership, contract tests, and telemetry—without diluting the Factory baseline your long-term platform depends on.

Planning a backend on Azure with predictable releases? Our stack choices are documented, template-backed, and ready to extend—talk to us about mapping your domain to a production-grade .NET platform.

Why we use it:

  • Document binding, security mode, and timeouts
  • Plan migration to ASP.NET Core or CoreWCF
  • Certificate and mutual TLS where required
  • Avoid new public WCF on greenfield services
  • Aligns with ASP.NET Core hosting and OpenAPI contracts in our templates
  • Observability hooks for Application Insights and OpenTelemetry
  • Clear Factory default versus client-specific adoption boundaries

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