Webservice HttpGet Disabled on 1.1 Framework?

T

Todd

Does anyone know why Microsoft disabled Webservice HttpGet by default on 1.1 Framework? Is it a security risk to enabled this options? Thanks in advance

Regards
Todd
 
D

Dino Chiesa [Microsoft]

yes.
on the theory that a smaller attack surface is necessarily more secure.
There are no "known exploits", but it's best to be more conservative.

Todd said:
Does anyone know why Microsoft disabled Webservice HttpGet by default on
1.1 Framework? Is it a security risk to enabled this options? Thanks in
advance.
 

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