Port 188Plus Five MUMPS

TCP/UDP port 188 is assigned to Plus Five's MUMPS service.

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

Technical Details

what runs on :188

no technical write-up for :188 yet

the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild, the flags that matter. we have the registry entry — the detail comes from the engineers who run it.

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Security Information

exposure of :188

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 :188 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :188
service: Plus Five MUMPS
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: This assignment identifies Plus Five's MUMPS service on TCP and UDP port 188. IANA lists Hokey Stenn as the registrant, but provides no further operational details.
lookups: 0rank 994
added: 2026-08-27
updated: 2026-08-27
references: IANA service name registry — port 188

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This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 188. 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 2026-08-27.

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:135	DCE/RPC Endpoint Mapper	TCPUDP	Remote Access	caution	16.7k
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:139	NetBIOS Session Service	TCPUDP	File Transfer	caution	13.3k
:137	NetBIOS Name Service	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	12.7k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :188Plus Five MUMPS

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Port 188Plus Five MUMPS