Port 3296Rib License Manager

Port 3296 is assigned to the Rib License Manager service over TCP and UDP.

transport
tcp · udp

2 transports registered

in transit
cleartext

payload readable on path

assignment
official

registered with iana

risk
1/10

safe

lookups
0

rank 993 of 4,734 · top 21%

also known as rib-slm

Technical Details

what runs on :3296

Rib License Manager is registered on port :3296 over tcp and udp to Kristean Heisler. 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 found open sometimes. What's listening is often not the registered service, so check before you assume.

find what's listening on :3296

this machine
# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :3296'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :3296

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :3296
another host
nmap -sV -p T:3296 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:3296 <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 :3296

risk score

1/ 10safe

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

system averages 2.7 across 916 ports — this one sits 1.7 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

no security notes recorded for :3296 yet

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

the 8 most looked-up other ports in system — 916 ports carry that label.

risk mix of the 8 listed

  • caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted