Port 2998RealSecure

TCP/UDP 2998 is assigned to Real Secure; the registry does not document its protocol or what software listens on it.

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

Technical Details

what runs on :2998

RealSecure is registered on port :2998 over tcp and udp to Wes Wilson. 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 never observed open, so if it's open on your network it's more likely a custom or misconfigured service than the registered one.

find what's listening on :2998

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :2998'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :2998

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :2998

another host

nmap -sV -p T:2998 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:2998 <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 :2998

risk score

1/ 10safe

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

security averages 3.1 across 348 ports — this one sits 2.1 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 :2998 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :2998
service: RealSecure
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: Security
usage: IANA assigns the name Real Secure on TCP and UDP port 2998 to Wes Wilson. The name is also associated with the legacy ISS RealSecure intrusion-detection product, but the assignment alone does not establish that product's use of this port.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-26
updated: 2026-09-26
references: IANA service name registry — port 2998

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 2998. 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 2026-09-26.

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the 8 most looked-up other ports in security — 348 ports carry that label.

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:3128	Squid Proxy HTTP	TCP	Web Services	caution	45.8k
:8080	HTTP Alternate	TCP	Web Services	caution	44.9k
:7000	Vuze HTTPS Tracker	TCPtls	Security	caution	28.9k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

2 of 8 encrypted

Port :2998RealSecure

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 2998RealSecure