Port 1229ZENworks Tiered Electronic Distribution

Port 1229 is assigned to ZENworks Tiered Electronic Distribution (ZENTED).

transport: tcp · udp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 5/10
lookups: 0

also known as zented

Technical Details

what runs on :1229

ZENworks TED normally listens on TCP port 1229 for connections from other TED agents and transfers replicated ZENworks content such as software packages and policies. The protocol and framing are implementation-specific rather than a general-purpose file-transfer standard; port 1229 may be configurable in ZENworks deployments. Although IANA lists both TCP and UDP, normal TED deployments are primarily associated with TCP, and the UDP registration does not by itself indicate a separate public protocol.

Security Information

exposure of :1229

risk score

5/ 10caution

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

system averages 2.7 across 981 ports — this one sits 2.3 above.

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

This port should normally be restricted to trusted ZENworks servers and agents, not exposed to the public Internet. An exposed listener may disclose or distribute managed software and policy content and could provide an attack surface for vulnerabilities in an outdated ZENworks installation; use network ACLs and vendor-supported updates.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :1229
service: ZENworks Tiered Electronic Distribution
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 5/10caution
category: System
usage: This is the ZENworks Tiered Electronic Distribution (TED) service, used by Novell/NetIQ ZENworks systems to replicate content between parent and subscriber agents. Engineers typically encounter it on internal ZENworks servers and managed endpoints rather than on general-purpose hosts.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-01
updated: 2026-09-22
references: IANA service name registry — port 1229

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:9080	WebSphere HTTP Transport (default)	TCP	Web Services	caution	51.6k
:23	Telnet	TCP	Remote Access	caution	34.8k
:12489	NSClient Monitoring Agent	TCP	Network Services	caution	30.0k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :1229ZENworks Tiered Electronic Distribution

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 1229ZENworks Tiered Electronic Distribution