Port 1263dka

Port 1263 is assigned to the dka service over TCP and UDP.

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

Technical Details

what runs on :1263

dka is registered on port :1263 over tcp and udp to Chris Griffin. 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 :1263

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :1263'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :1263

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :1263

another host

nmap -sV -p T:1263 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:1263 <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 :1263

risk 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 :1263 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :1263
service: dka
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: The IANA registry assigns TCP and UDP port 1263 to the service named dka. The assignment is registered to Chris Griffin, with no registration date or additional notes recorded.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-17
updated: 2026-09-17
references: IANA service name registry — port 1263

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 1263. 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 2026-09-17.

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ports registered around :1263, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:1311	Dell OpenManage	TCPtls	Remote Access	caution	26.6k
:1220	QTSS Admin	TCP	Streaming	safe	20.6k
:1293	IPSec	TCPUDPtls	Security	caution	17.8k
:1270	SCOM Agent	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	15.6k
:1200	SCOL Name Service	TCP	Network Services	caution	15.5k
:1236	Symantec BindView UNIX Mgmt	TCP	Security	caution	14.7k
:1200	Steam Friends Applet	UDP	Gaming	caution	13.0k
:1313	Xbiim Canvii Server	TCP	Web Services	caution	12.4k

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe13%
caution88%

2 of 8 encrypted

Port :1263dka

Technical Details

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Port 1263dka