Is SharePoint 2019 Supports to Bind the SSL Certificate for/Enable HTTPS for SharePoint web services Port 32843?

Question

We have found below security risk for SharePoint web services port 32843 it is not communicated with TLS transport-level encryption (TLS) to protect all sensitive communications

Is SharePoint 2019 Supports to Bind the SSL Certificate for/Enable HTTPS for 32843? The SharePoint web service web site is not attached to any cert for port 32843, is there any reason ? Should we attach a certificate?

If not please we required some references from Microsoft?

Answer 1

Hi @adil ,

SharePoint 2019 supports to bind the SSL Certificate for/Enable HTTPS for port 32843.

HTTP is used by default under a web application. You need some extra configuration to attach SSL Certificate to the web application and enable HTTPS for it. See the tutorials: Configuring SSL Certificates in SharePoint – Step by Step How to Change a SharePoint Web Application from HTTP to HTTPS?

SSL certificates provide secure connectivity between SharePoint servers and client servers. It is a recommended practice to secure SharePoint web applications. Of course HTTPS is not necessary, it depends on your consideration for security reasons in your farm.

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Answer 2

Hi @adil ,

SharePoint 2019 supports to bind the SSL Certificate for/Enable HTTPS for port 32843.

HTTP is used by default under a web application. You need some extra configuration to attach SSL Certificate to the web application and enable HTTPS for it. See the tutorials: Configuring SSL Certificates in SharePoint – Step by Step How to Change a SharePoint Web Application from HTTP to HTTPS?

SSL certificates provide secure connectivity between SharePoint servers and client servers. It is a recommended practice to secure SharePoint web applications. Of course HTTPS is not necessary, it depends on your consideration for security reasons in your farm.

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