Shawn Webb

So I blocked egress TCP port 80 today.

First casualty: Windows Update

#infosec #networking #Win10

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Dec 11, 2017 at 12:22amWeb
Show thread Kale Dec 11, 2017
@lattera 'Your Microsoft account requires attention...'
Show threadslipstream/RoL‮⚡‭Dec 11, 2017
@lattera right, WU downloads use port 80, because they're not only signed but hashes for said files were already obtained via a TLS-encrypted request
Show threadShawn WebbDec 11, 2017
@slipstream Yup. Just kinda sucks for someone like me who wants to force encrypted comms.