Port 3230Software Distributor

Software Distributor is the IANA label for TCP/UDP 3230; no widely used implementation or public protocol is known.

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

also known as sftdst-port

Technical Details

what runs on :3230

Software Distributor is registered on port :3230 over tcp and udp to Andrea Lanza. 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 :3230

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :3230'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :3230

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :3230

another host

nmap -sV -p T:3230 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:3230 <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 :3230

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 :3230 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :3230
service: Software Distributor
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: IANA labels TCP and UDP port 3230 “Software Distributor Port” and lists Andrea Lanza as the registrant. There is no established, broadly recognized software or protocol behavior to associate with it, so an open listener should not be assumed to provide standard software distribution.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-28
updated: 2026-09-28
references: IANA service name registry — port 3230

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 3230. 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 2026-09-28.

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ports registered around :3230, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:3233	WhiskerControl Protocol	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	61.9k
:3268	Microsoft Global Catalog (GC)	TCPUDP	Security	caution	54.6k
:3269	Microsoft Global Catalog SSL	TCPUDPtls	Security	caution	26.4k
:3283	Apple Remote Desktop Reporting	TCP	Remote Access	caution	26.0k
:3260	iSCSI Target Service	TCP	Databases	caution	11.1k
:3235	Galaxy Network Service	TCPUDP	Web Services	caution	9.5k
:3225	FCIP	TCPUDP	Databases	caution	4.5k
:3264	cc:Mail/Lotus	TCPUDP	Email	safe	0

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe13%
caution88%

1 of 8 encrypted

Port :3230Software Distributor

Technical Details

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Port 3230Software Distributor