Webservice HttpGet Disabled on 1.1 Framework?

[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

 

[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.

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.