Port 1216ETEBAC 5

ETEBAC 5 is a port assignment for French bank-to-corporate electronic banking communications.

transport: tcp · udp
in transit: encrypted
assignment: official
risk: 4/10
lookups: 0

Technical Details

what runs on :1216

ETEBAC 5 carries bank-to-customer file-exchange sessions over TCP/IP, normally using TCP port 1216; IANA also lists UDP 1216, although operational deployments are generally connection-oriented. Implementations use proprietary application framing rather than HTTP and commonly provide TLS/SSL protection with bank- and customer-side authentication, often involving certificates. The protocol is associated with legacy French banking teletransmission and has no broadly used companion port that identifies a separate service.

Security Information

exposure of :1216

risk score

4/ 10caution

worth attention. how exposed you are depends on configuration — don't leave it reachable from the internet without a reason.

network services averages 2.6 across 1,734 ports — this one sits 1.4 above.

in transit

encrypted

payloads are protected on the wire

assignment

official

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

reachable over

tcp · udp

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

security overview

This port should normally be restricted to the bank or corporate counterparties that require it, rather than exposed to the whole Internet. Internet exposure invites protocol fingerprinting, authentication attacks, and exploitation of obsolete banking software; where legacy ETEBAC 5 must remain reachable, use allowlists, strong certificate validation, patching, and network monitoring.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :1216
service: ETEBAC 5
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: tls / encrypted
assignment: iana registered
risk: 4/10caution
category: Network Services
usage: ETEBAC 5 is a French electronic banking protocol used by businesses and banks to exchange payment orders, account reports, and related files. It is a legacy service, largely superseded by EBICS, but may still appear on banking or treasury systems.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-01
updated: 2026-09-22
references: IANA service name registry — port 1216

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Port :1216ETEBAC 5

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 1216ETEBAC 5