Port 3235Galaxy Network Service
**Galaxy Network Service (GNS)** is designed to facilitate communication and data exchange for Gateway Ticketing Systems, widely used in ticketing and access control across entertainment venues, museums, and attractions. It helps back-end ticketing servers, point-of-sale devices, web portals, and entry control systems stay connected and synchronized, supporting high-volume transactions and seamless visitor management..
- transport
- tcp · udp
- in transit
- cleartext
- assignment
- official
- risk
- 4/10
- lookups
- 9,493
2 transports registered
payload readable on path
registered with iana
caution
rank 503 of 993 · top 51%
Technical Details
what runs on :3235Overview:
Galaxy Network Service is a proprietary protocol designed by Gateway Ticketing Systems. It manages client-server communications throughout a ticketing infrastructure, interlinking front-end applications, payment processing terminals, and backend databases, ensuring data consistency and reliable service delivery.
Communication Details:
Operating typically over TCP and UDP port 3235, GNS handles multiple transaction types, including ticket validation, purchase processing, and access authorization. TCP is employed for session-based, reliable data transfers, while UDP may facilitate faster, stateless communication such as status updates or periodic synchronization broadcasts.
Integration & Environment:
Being a cornerstone in ticketing solutions, GNS supports integration with third-party platforms (e.g., payment gateways, CRM, reporting tools). It requires precise internal network configurations to balance load, provide fault tolerance, and reduce latency within congested ticketing environments.
Security Information
exposure of :3235risk score
4/ 10caution
worth attention. how exposed you are depends on configuration — don't leave it reachable from the internet without a reason.
web services averages 3.9 across 112 ports — this one sits 0.1 above.
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
Common Vulnerabilities Include:
- Insufficient encryption: If run without TLS, sensitive ticketing or payment data might be exposed.
- Weak authentication or access controls: May allow unauthorized access, transaction tampering, or data leaks.
- Susceptibility to DoS attacks: Attackers can overwhelm the service causing ticketing outages.
- Protocol fuzzing attacks: Exploiting unhandled inputs that may cause service crashes or unpredictable behaviors.
Mitigations:
- Use encrypted tunnels (VPNs or TLS-wrapped services) to secure data in transit.
- Implement robust user authentication and strict role-based access controls.
- Employ network segmentation and firewalls to isolate ticketing services from public or unrelated internal networks.
- Monitor connections continuously; use IDS/IPS systems for anomaly detection.
- Ensure service is regularly updated and tested for vulnerabilities, with strong patch management policies in place.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| :9080 | Groove RPC | TCPUDP | Web Services | caution | 70.8k |
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| :80 | HTTP | TCPUDP | Web Services | caution | 67.3k |
risk mix of the 8 listed
- safe13%
- caution88%
0 of 8 encrypted