Port 2917Elvin Notification Service

Elvin clients use this port to connect to a publish/subscribe notification server.

transport
tcp · udp

2 transports registered

in transit
cleartext

payload readable on path

assignment
official

registered with iana

risk
2/10

safe

lookups
0

rank 993 of 4,357 · top 23%

also known as elvin_client, elvin-client

Technical Details

what runs on :2917

Port 2917 is the registered client port for Elvin notification servers, which let applications publish events and subscribe to matching notifications. IANA lists both TCP and UDP; TCP is used for client connections, while UDP use depends on the deployment. Clients speak the Elvin application protocol rather than a generic text protocol, so a simple connection may not produce a readable banner. The IANA entry is marked historic and is an alias of elvin-client.

Security Information

exposure of :2917

risk score

2/ 10safe

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

network services averages 2.7 across 1,340 ports — this one sits 0.7 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

Elvin is a messaging endpoint, so an exposed server may allow clients to publish events or receive subscribed data, depending on its access controls. Do not expose it to the internet unless required; use the server's authentication and transport-security options where available, and restrict access to trusted networks. Traffic should not be assumed encrypted by default.

the 8 most looked-up other ports in network services — 1,340 ports carry that label.

risk mix of the 8 listed

  • caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted