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I generally open port 443 on office firewalls to allow encrypted traffic through for remote access. &nbsp;One web service, in order to communicate with a line of business application installed on the Windows Server requires port 80 (in addition to port 443) to be opened and I'm reluctant. &nbsp;What are the risks of opening port 80 on an office network firewall? Is there a way to project the network if it is opened?<br />
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I generally open port 443 on office firewalls to allow encrypted traffic through for remote access.  One web service, in order to communicate with a line of business application installed on the Windows Server requires port 80 (in addition to port 443) to be opened and I'm reluctant.  What are the risks of opening port 80 on an office network firewall? Is there a way to project the network if it is opened?
Thanks.

What are the risks of opening port 80 on an office Windows Server firewall?

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Web Services

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