Windows Firewall - Add or Remove an Exception. When you add a program to the list of allowed programs in a firewall you allow a particular program to send information to or from your computer through the firewall. Allowing a program to communicate through a firewall (sometimes called unblocking) is like opening a tiny door in the firewall. Each time you allow a program to communicate through a firewall, your computer becomes a bit less secure. The more allowed programs your firewall has, the more opportunities there are for hackers or malicious software to use one of those openings to spread a worm, access your files, or use your computer to spread malicious software to others. To help decrease your security risk: Only allow a program when you really need to, and remove programs from the list of allowed programs that you no longer need. Never allow a program that you do not recognize to communicate through the firewall. I have an application that communicates with a NetApp device through their api. With the windows firewall on, the api commands will fail. With the firewall off, the. Add or Edit Firewall Rule. Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012.
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