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we are doing a review of firewall ACL's for all our web servers. In the main it is only http/https for external access, but on one of the sharepoint servers, which has ports 5500, 5900, 8081, and 8082 open. I cannot find much info on the default services behind these ports, can anyone who manages external facing sharepoint apps provide any insight why such ports may be required/open, or if this could be a mistake. maybe they do relate to sharepoint?
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we are doing a review of firewall ACL's for all our web servers. In the main it is only http/https for external access, but on one of the sharepoint servers, which has ports 5500, 5900, 8081, and 8082 open. I cannot find much info on the default services behind these ports, can anyone who manages external facing sharepoint apps provide any insight why such ports may be required/open, or if this could be a mistake. maybe they do relate to sharepoint?

firewall external for sharepoint

Microsoft Sharepoint is a software platform and family of software products used for collaboration and web publishing combined. These capabilities include developing web sites, portals, intranets, content management systems, search engines, wikis, blogs, and other tools for business intelligence and collaboration. SharePoint has a Microsoft Office-like interface, and it is closely integrated with the Office suite.

Microsoft SharePoint

Software firewalls, also known as host-based firewalls, provide a layer of software on one host that controls network traffic in and out of that single machine. Most operating systems now include firewall software, but many available software firewalls include central distribution, antivirus systems and disaster recovery.

Software Firewalls

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.