Does each authenticated WCF connection require a CAL?

Question

Like the name. Does each authenticated WCF client connection on the WCF server that you have developed require Windows CAL?

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/client-licensing.aspx

The Microsoft licensing on this page probably makes it sound, but I can’t find anything that confirms or even denies it.

Somebody knows?

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