Port 2884Flash Msg

Flash Msg messaging traffic uses TCP and UDP port 2884.

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

Technical Details

what runs on :2884

Flash Msg is registered on port :2884 over tcp and udp to Jeffrey Zinkerman. 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 :2884

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :2884'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :2884

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :2884

another host

nmap -sV -p T:2884 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:2884 <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 :2884

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 :2884 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :2884
service: Flash Msg
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: Port 2884 is assigned to the "Flash Msg" service name. The assignment is registered to Jeffrey Zinkerman, but no product, protocol specification, or deployment guidance is recorded.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-03
updated: 2026-09-03
references: IANA service name registry — port 2884

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 2884. 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 2026-09-03.

01edit any field on a page of its own
02a model checks it for accuracy and spam
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ports registered around :2884, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:2948	WAP Push MMS	TCPUDP	Network Services	safe	11.7k
:2944	Megaco H.248	UDP	Network Services	caution	8.2k
:2945	Megaco H.248	UDPSCTP	Network Services	caution	8.1k
:2947	GPSD Daemon	TCP	Network Services	caution	7.4k
:2868	Norman NPEP	TCPUDP	Security	caution	5.0k
:2855	Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP)	TCP	File Transfer	caution	0
:2875	DX Message Base Transport Protocol	TCPUDP	—	safe	0
:2869	ICSLAP	TCPUDP	—	safe	0

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe38%
caution63%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :2884Flash Msg

Technical Details

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Port 2884Flash Msg