SSL & https - Deployment not finding EntityService.svc/sl

My application runs fine when accessed via http:// and https://. Once I set the application in IIS to "Requires SSL" I get errors.

In the app it displays
"There is no endpoint on https://www.xxx.com/dev_test/EntityService.svc/sl ....."


In the Event logs on the server it is :-
WebHost failed to process a request.
Sender Information: System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment+HostingManager/20411271
Exception: System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException: The service '/Dev_Test/EntityService.svc' cannot be activated due to an exception during compilation. The exception message is: The HttpGetEnabled property of ServiceMetadataBehavior is set to true and the HttpGetUrl property is a relative address, but there is no http base address. Either supply an http base address or set HttpGetUrl to an absolute address.. ---> System.InvalidOperationException: The HttpGetEnabled property of ServiceMetadataBehavior is set to true and the HttpGetUrl property is a relative address, but there is no http base address. Either supply an http base address or set HttpGetUrl to an absolute address.
   at .....



My app (modelled from the template) Global.asax has :
      System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.RegisterVirtualPathProvider(new IdeaBlade.EntityModel.Web.ServiceVirtualPathProvider());


What do I need to do get this behaving correctly, please?

Edited by Delta_Rich - 19-Jun-2013 at 8:08pm

Thanks for the links, however, yes I have been over each of these (and many others).
The web.config has very little in it. My understanding is that the code within the Global.asax is dynamically creating the required services.

Here's what I have in my config for reference:
<ideablade.configuration version="6.00" xmlns="http://schemas.ideablade.com/2010/IdeaBladeConfig">
    <logging logFile="log\DebugLog.xml" />
    <objectServer>
      <serverSettings useAspNetSecurityServices="true" />
      <serverSettings allowAnonymousLogin="false" />
    </objectServer>
</ideablade.configuration>
...
<system.web>
    <authentication mode="Forms">
      <forms name=".DeltaCompanion_ASPXAUTH" />
    </authentication>
    <roleManager enabled="true" />
    <machineKey ..... />
    <membership defaultProvider="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" userIsOnlineTimeWindow="15">
      <providers>
        <clear />
        <add name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider" .... />
      </providers>
    </membership>
</system.web>

Delta_Rich,

If you haven't updated web.config, then you shouldn't have to do anything other than the IIS configuration.

One thing to be aware of is that when you add the HTTPS binding, you must be sure to use a port that's not being used by another application. (i.e. Skype might use port 443 and if you choose this same port, the website won't start)

Also, be sure to set your firewall to allow traffic in the selected port. Actually, turn the firewall off for the sake of testing first. Later, if everything goes well, turn it back on and open the specified port.

That's odd...

When you try to reach the service at There is no endpoint on https://www.xxx.com/dev_test/EntityService.svc what error message do you get?

Did you try unsecured (i.e. http instead)? Is it also failing?

DevForce doesn't by default add the ServiceMetadataBehavior so I'm not quite sure why you're seeing this. If you've implemented a custom ServiceHostEvents and have added a MEX endpoint or behavior you should check that. Otherwise, you can add the following to the system.serviceModel section in your web.config:

<behaviors>
<serviceBehaviors>
    <behavior>
      <serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="false" httpsGetEnabled="true" />
    </behavior>
</serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>

Disabling httpGetEnabled should fix the problem, and you can enable or disable httpsGetEnabled based on your needs.