Port 2001wizard

UDP port 2001 is registered as the wizard service, with IANA's description “curry.”.

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

1 other service is registered on port 2001. compare all 2 →

Technical Details

what runs on :2001

wizard is registered on port :2001 over udp. 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 sometimes. What's listening is often not the registered service, so check before you assume.

find what's listening on :2001

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -ulpn 'sport = :2001'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :2001

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :2001

another host

sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:2001 <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 :2001

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

udp

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

security overview

no security notes recorded for :2001 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :2001
service: wizard
transport: UDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: The IANA registry lists UDP/2001 as the wizard service, described as “curry.” No registrant or deployment information is recorded, so its implementation and real-world use are unknown.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-08-21
updated: 2026-08-21
references: IANA service name registry — port 2001

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 2001. 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 2026-08-21.

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:2053	Lot105 DSuper Updates	UDP	Network Services	caution	12.4k
:2030	Oracle MS Transaction Server		Databases	caution	12.2k
:2001	CAPTAN Test Stand	UDP	System	caution	11.8k

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe13%
caution88%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :2001wizard

Technical Details

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Port 2001wizard