Port 1300H.323 Secure Call Control Signalling

H.323 secure call-control signalling assigned to TCP and UDP port 1300.

transport
tcp · udp

2 transports registered

in transit
encrypted

payload protected on the wire

assignment
official

registered with iana

risk
3/10

caution

lookups
0

rank 993 of 5,722 · top 17%

also known as h323hostcallsc

Technical Details

what runs on :1300

Port 1300 is assigned for secure H.323 call-control signalling over TCP and UDP. It carries call-setup and control messages rather than the media stream, using H.323 security mechanisms associated with ITU-T H.235; H.323 media is normally negotiated onto separate RTP/RTCP ports. Traditional H.323 commonly uses TCP 1720 for Q.931 call signalling, followed by negotiated H.245 and media channels, so port 1300 represents a secure-signalling deployment rather than the usual cleartext call-signalling port.

Security Information

exposure of :1300

risk score

3/ 10caution

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

voice and chat averages 3.3 across 186 ports — this one sits 0.3 below.

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

Internet exposure can reveal an H.323 endpoint and permit call-setup attempts, scanning, denial-of-service, and attacks against the signalling implementation. Secure signalling protects the protocol exchange but does not eliminate endpoint or parser vulnerabilities; restrict this port to known peers, an SBC, or a VPN rather than exposing it broadly.

the 8 most looked-up other ports in voice and chat — 186 ports carry that label.

risk mix of the 8 listed

  • caution100%

1 of 8 encrypted