Port 12172HiveP
HiveP is an obscure TCP/UDP service assignment with no established public deployment or commonly documented protocol.
- transport
- tcp · udp
- in transit
- cleartext
- assignment
- official
- risk
- 1/10
- lookups
- 0
2 transports registered
payload readable on path
registered with iana
safe
rank 993 of 6,290 · top 16%
Technical Details
what runs on :12172HiveP is registered on port :12172 over tcp and udp to Dick Augustsson. 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 never observed open, so if it's open on your network it's more likely a custom or misconfigured service than the registered one.
find what's listening on :12172
# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :12172'
# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :12172
# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :12172nmap -sV -p T:12172 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:12172 <host>run it? the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild and the flags that matter come from the engineers who do.
add technical detailsSecurity Information
exposure of :12172risk score
1/ 10safe
routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.
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
tcp · udp
udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite
security overview
no security notes recorded for :12172 yet
known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.
Related Ports
ports registered around :12172, by lookups.
| port | service | risk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :12222 | LWAPP Data | UDP | Security | caution | 6.7k |
| :12223 | LWAPP Control | UDP | Security | caution | 5.4k |
| :12121 | NuPaper Session Service | TCPUDP | — | safe | 0 |
| :12109 | RETS (Real Estate Transaction Standard) over TLS | TCPUDPtls | Web Services | caution | 0 |
| :12168 | CA Web Access Service | TCPUDP | — | safe | 0 |
risk mix of the 5 listed
- safe40%
- caution60%
1 of 5 encrypted