Port 1110nfsd-keepalive

UDP port 1110 is assigned to nfsd-keepalive for client status information.

transport: udp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 1/10
lookups: 0

2 other services are registered on port 1110. compare all 3 →

Technical Details

what runs on :1110

nfsd-keepalive is registered on port :1110 over udp to Beth Crespo. We don't have a technical write-up for it beyond the IANA registry entry.

In nmap's internet-wide scan data this port is found open rarely. What's listening is often not the registered service, so check before you assume.

find what's listening on :1110

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -ulpn 'sport = :1110'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :1110

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :1110

another host

sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:1110 <host>

run it? the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild and the flags that matter come from the engineers who do.

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Security Information

exposure of :1110

risk score

1/ 10safe

routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.

network services averages 2.7 across 1,439 ports — this one sits 1.7 below.

in transit

cleartext

credentials and payloads are readable by anyone on path

assignment

official

registered with iana for this service — scanners fingerprint it by number

reachable over

udp

udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite

security overview

no security notes recorded for :1110 yet

known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :1110
service: nfsd-keepalive
transport: UDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: Network Services System
usage: The IANA registry assigns UDP port 1110 to nfsd-keepalive for client status information. The assignment is registered to Beth Crespo; no broader product or deployment context is recorded.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-08-22
updated: 2026-08-22
references: IANA service name registry — port 1110

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 1110. Every field on it is editable — change what's wrong, say how you know, and a reviewer publishes it, usually within a minute. Last touched 2026-08-22.

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the 8 most looked-up other ports in network services — 1,439 ports carry that label.

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:9080	Groove RPC	TCPUDP	Web Services	caution	70.8k
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:8291	Winbox MikroTik Admin	TCP	Security	caution	62.9k
:3233	WhiskerControl Protocol	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	61.9k
:3268	Microsoft Global Catalog (GC)	TCPUDP	Security	caution	54.6k
:135	Microsoft EPMAP	TCPUDP	Security	caution	51.9k
:3128	Tatsoft Default HTTP Proxy	TCP	Web Services	caution	46.8k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :1110nfsd-keepalive

Technical Details

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Port 1110nfsd-keepalive