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

Newbay Mobile Client Update Service is registered on port :16900 over tcp and udp to Srinivasa Nayudu, assigned July 2009. 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 found open rarely. What's listening is often not the registered service, so check before you assume.

find what's listening on :16900

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :16900'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :16900

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :16900

another host

nmap -sV -p T:16900 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:16900 <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 :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 81 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 993
added: 2026-09-15
updated: 2026-09-15
references: IANA service name registry — port 16900

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 16900. 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 2026-09-15.

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Related Ports

all 81 in mobile →

the 8 most looked-up other ports in mobile — 81 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

Related Ports

Port 16900Newbay Mobile Client Update Service