Port 16900Newbay Mobile Client Update Service

Port 16900 is assigned to Newbay's mobile client update service over TCP and UDP.

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

also known as newbay-snc-mc

Technical Details

what runs on :16900

no technical write-up for :16900 yet

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Security Information

exposure of :16900

risk score

1/ 10safe

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

mobile averages 2.1 across 55 ports — this one sits 1.1 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 · udp

udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite

security overview

no security notes recorded for :16900 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :16900
service: Newbay Mobile Client Update Service
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: Mobile
usage: IANA assigns this port to the Newbay Mobile Client Update Service. The assignment is registered to Srinivasa Nayudu; public protocol and deployment details are not documented in the registry.
lookups: 0rank 994
added: 2026-09-15
updated: 2026-09-15
references: IANA service name registry — port 16900

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Related Ports

all 55 in mobile →

the 8 most looked-up other ports in mobile — 55 ports carry that label.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:8882	Atlasz Secure App Server	TCP	Web Services	caution	66.9k
:2082	Infowave Mobility	TCP	Network Services	caution	17.7k
:3386	GTP (GPRS Tunneling Protocol)	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	16.7k
:7401	RTPS DDS Traffic	TCPUDP	Network Services	safe	14.7k
:2948	WAP Push MMS	TCPUDP	Network Services	safe	11.7k
:5222	XMPP Client Connection	TCP	Network Services	caution	11.7k
:3006	Miralix SMS Connector	TCP	Mobile	caution	11.3k
:2949	WAP Pushsecure MMS	TCPUDP	Cloud	safe	10.4k

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe38%
caution63%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :16900Newbay Mobile Client Update Service

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 16900Newbay Mobile Client Update Service