Port 2253DTV Channel Request

Port assigned for Digital Television channel requests over TCP or UDP.

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

also known as dtv-chan-req

Technical Details

what runs on :2253

no technical write-up for :2253 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 :2253

risk score

1/ 10safe

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

media averages 2.3 across 92 ports — this one sits 1.3 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 :2253 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :2253
service: DTV Channel Request
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: Media
usage: IANA assigns this port for DTV Channel Request traffic. The assignment is registered to Richard Hodges, but no public implementation or deployment details are recorded.
lookups: 0rank 994
added: 2026-09-11
updated: 2026-09-11
references: IANA service name registry — port 2253

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risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

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Port :2253DTV Channel Request

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Port 2253DTV Channel Request