Port 3454Apple Remote Access Protocol (ARAP)

Port 3454 is assigned to Apple Remote Access, a legacy way for Mac clients to connect remotely to AppleTalk networks.

transport: tcp · udp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 2/10
lookups: 0

also known as mira, ARAP

Technical Details

what runs on :3454

IANA assigns both TCP and UDP port 3454 to Apple Remote Access Protocol. ARAP is a legacy Apple remote-access protocol that lets a remote Mac join an AppleTalk network; it is associated with dial-up access rather than a modern, general-purpose TCP/IP service. The registry entry does not establish a universal TCP handshake, UDP message format, or default listener behavior, and the service has no common contemporary deployment.

Security Information

exposure of :3454

risk score

2/ 10safe

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

remote access averages 3.7 across 195 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

Treat an actual listener as legacy remote-access infrastructure: identify the host and implementation, restrict access to trusted networks, and disable it if it is not explicitly needed. Do not assume the connection provides modern encryption or secure remote-access protections; the port assignment alone does not identify the implementation or its security properties.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :3454
service: Apple Remote Access Protocol (ARAP)
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 2/10safe
category: Remote Access Network Services
usage: The assignment is for Apple Remote Access Protocol (ARAP), Apple’s legacy remote-access protocol for connecting Macintosh clients to AppleTalk networks, historically over dial-up links. It is now uncommon; an Internet scan is unlikely to find a listener, and an open port should be verified rather than assumed to be an Apple service.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-29
updated: 2026-09-29
references: IANA service name registry — port 3454

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the 8 most looked-up other ports in remote access — 195 ports carry that label.

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:8008	IBM HTTP Server Admin	TCP	Web Services	caution	58.3k
:135	Microsoft EPMAP	TCPUDP	Security	caution	51.9k
:23	Telnet	TCP	Remote Access	caution	34.8k

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe13%
caution88%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :3454Apple Remote Access Protocol (ARAP)

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 3454Apple Remote Access Protocol (ARAP)