Port 2145LiveVault Agent

Port 2145 is primarily used by Iron Mountain's LiveVault Agent, part of their cloud-based backup and recovery service. The agent facilitates the transfer of backup data from client systems to Iron Mountain’s secure cloud storage over the network, providing automated, continuous data protection, especially for enterprise environments with critical data retention needs..

transport
tcp

single transport

in transit
cleartext

payload readable on path

assignment
unofficial

used by convention

risk
4/10

caution

lookups
4,798

rank 940 of 993 · top 95%

Technical Details

what runs on :2145

Iron Mountain LiveVault is a cloud-based data protection service designed for automated backup and recovery. The LiveVault Agent runs on client servers or workstations and uses port 2145 primarily over TCP to communicate with Iron Mountain's cloud infrastructure. The agent continuously monitors file changes and handles the packaging and secure transfer of incremental backups to remote storage.

LiveVault leverages encrypted tunnels and deduplication techniques to optimize bandwidth and storage consumption, ensuring efficient data protection without significantly disrupting network performance. The protocol manages session states, authentication, and integrity checks during data transfers to maintain backup consistency.

While the service is proprietary, its network communication model resembles standard remote backup solutions in terms of incremental updates, acknowledgment receipts, and periodic full snapshots. The connectivity on port 2145 is critical for initiating backup jobs, managing restore requests, and maintaining synchronization with the central backup repository.

Security Information

exposure of :2145

risk score

4/ 10caution

worth attention. how exposed you are depends on configuration — don't leave it reachable from the internet without a reason.

file transfer averages 4.1 across 114 ports — this one sits 0.1 below.

in transit

cleartext

credentials and payloads are readable by anyone on path

assignment

unofficial

used by convention, not registered — what answers here varies by deployment

reachable over

tcp

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

Common Vulnerabilities:

  • Exposure of port 2145 can provide attackers with a potential attack surface to attempt unauthorized access or reconnaissance.
  • Old or unpatched LiveVault Agents might be susceptible to remote code execution, authentication bypass, or weak encryption handling.
  • Insufficient network segmentation could allow lateral movement or data interception during backup transmissions if sessions are not secured.

Common Mitigations:

  • Restrict access to port 2145 using strict firewall rules to permit only authorized IP ranges.
  • Ensure agent and server software are updated regularly to patch known vulnerabilities.
  • Employ network encryption techniques such as VPNs or enforce end-to-end TLS encryption (if supported) to protect data in transit.
  • Monitor and log traffic on this port for anomalies or unauthorized activities.
  • Use strong authentication methods and consider multi-factor authentication for backup management interfaces.

the 8 most looked-up other ports in file transfer — 114 ports carry that label.

risk mix of the 8 listed

  • caution100%

1 of 8 encrypted