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Is it possible to secure a web service to only respond to local requests over HTTP?
Yes, you just need to make sure that you listen at https://127.0.0.1/MyService/ with HostNameComparisonMode = Exact.
ServiceHost service = new ServiceHost(typeof(MyService), new Uri("https://127.0.0.1/MyService/"));
BasicHttpBinding binding = new BasicHttpBinding();
binding.HostNameComparisonMode = HostNameComparisonMode.Exact;
service.AddServiceEndpoint(typeof(IMyService), binding , "BasicEndpoint");
Also, be sure to run httpcfg or netsh http add urlacl with the 127.0.0.1 address.