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One of the programs i am working on has a built in webserver, meant to only handle very specific requests (static). Unlike a TcpListener, when the HttpListener is started, The user is NOT prompted to allow which networks the program is allowed to listen on. This is causing a big issue as the program needs to listen for remote connections, which are now being denied by the windows firewall.
If i make a new rule in the windows firewall, and select my program under "Programs and Services", windows will still deny all remote connections... but if I select "All programs that meet the specified conditions", then it works just fine. My question is why? Why does the firewall deny my application when its specifically selected? And how come the user doesnt get prompted with the Firewall Security screen like with other Listeners?
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This is because HttpListener is built on top of http.sys which will listen on the port you specified on behalf of your program.
I haven't found a way to allow only a single program using HttpListener through the Windows Firewall, but you might want to limit your inbound rule to system components only by:
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