Port 16002GoodSync Mediation Service

TCP/16002 is assigned to GoodSync Mediation Service, a GoodSync-related service.

transport
tcp

single transport

in transit
cleartext

payload readable on path

assignment
official

registered with iana

risk
1/10

safe

lookups
0

rank 993 of 6,329 · top 16%

also known as gsms

Technical Details

what runs on :16002

GoodSync Mediation Service is registered on port :16002 over tcp to Vadim Maslov, assigned October 2010. 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 :16002

this machine
# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :16002'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :16002

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :16002
another host
nmap -sV -p T:16002 <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 :16002

risk score

1/ 10safe

routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.

network services averages 2.6 across 1,903 ports — this one sits 1.6 below.

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

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

no security notes recorded for :16002 yet

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

the 8 most looked-up other ports in network services — 1,903 ports carry that label.

risk mix of the 8 listed

  • caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted