Web Deploy Public Port 80 Warning

When installing web deploy DO NOT install the Remote Agent Service!

If you do, it will listen unsecured on public port 80 on the server, locked down only by username/password.

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It listens at:

http://<site>/MsDeployAgentService

If it is running you can browse to that URL and it will ask for username/password. If this happens you should do a Change install and remove the remote agent service, or disable it!

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