# Visual Editor: Message Security

Use to specify the message security bindings for a web service endpoint or port.

You can also use this dialog box to perform the following operations:

- Configure message security policy for a port for web service clients.
- Associate a specific provider or message protection policy with a web services endpoint or service reference.

This dialog box enables you to edit the following properties:

Element | Description
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Authorization Layer | Specifies the message layer at which authentication is performed. The value must be SOAP.
Provider ID | Specifies the authentication provider used to satisfy application-specific message security requirements. If not specified, a default provider is used, if it is defined for the message layer. If no default provider is defined, authentication requirements defined in the message-security-binding are not enforced.
Message Security Entries | Specifies the security entries to include.
Message Security Bindings | Check this box to launch the Message Security Bindings dialog box.

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