Port 2917Elvin Notification Service
Elvin clients use this port to connect to a publish/subscribe notification server.
- transport
- tcp · udp
- in transit
- cleartext
- assignment
- official
- risk
- 2/10
- lookups
- 0
2 transports registered
payload readable on path
registered with iana
safe
rank 993 of 4,357 · top 23%
also known as elvin_client, elvin-client
Technical Details
what runs on :2917Port 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 :2917risk 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.
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0 of 8 encrypted