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    The answer can be found in this question tl;dr: exposing your DB locks you to that DB and creates another vector of attack. Commented Jun 10, 2015 at 14:51
  • Are you passing information over the public internet? Commented Jun 10, 2015 at 14:51
  • @ratchetfreak Is implementing a web service the best option? WCF? Very new to all things webby. Have been stand alone/intranet developer for most of my experience. Commented Jun 10, 2015 at 14:54
  • @RobertHarvey I assume I am. There is no way to access program other than running it. But the users are all in various states and will be connected to WiFi. (could potentially even be a starbucks shop) Commented Jun 10, 2015 at 14:56
  • Web services would be a better way to go. But that's just an additional software layer between your stored procedures and your WPF frontend, and you can probably set it up fairly easily with ASP.NET MVC Web Services. Commented Jun 10, 2015 at 15:00