Port 3487LISA UDP Transfer Channel

UDP port assigned for the LISA UDP Transfer Channel file-transfer service.

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

also known as ltcudp

Technical Details

what runs on :3487

LISA UDP Transfer Channel is registered on port :3487 over udp to Pit Vetterick, assigned May 2002. 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 rarely. What's listening is often not the registered service, so check before you assume.

find what's listening on :3487

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -ulpn 'sport = :3487'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :3487

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :3487

another host

sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:3487 <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 :3487

risk score

1/ 10safe

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

file transfer averages 3.6 across 165 ports — this one sits 2.6 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

udp

udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite

security overview

no security notes recorded for :3487 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :3487
service: LISA UDP Transfer Channel
transport: UDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: File Transfer
usage: Port 3487/UDP is assigned to the LISA UDP Transfer Channel, identified by the service name ltcudp. The assignment was registered to Pit Vetterick in 2002; it is rarely observed on the public Internet.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-04
updated: 2026-09-04
references: IANA service name registry — port 3487

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This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 3487. 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 2026-09-04.

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Related Ports

all 165 in file transfer →

the 8 most looked-up other ports in file transfer — 165 ports carry that label.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:9080	Groove RPC	TCPUDP	Web Services	caution	70.8k
:17500	Dropbox LAN Sync	TCPUDP	File Transfer	caution	43.7k
:548	Apple Filing Protocol	TCP	File Transfer	caution	36.8k
:7000	Vuze HTTPS Tracker	TCPtls	Security	caution	28.9k
:1337	PowerFolder P2P	TCP	Security	caution	27.1k
:9001	SharePoint Authoring		Web Services	caution	26.3k
:8080	FilePhile Relay	UDP	File Transfer	caution	25.6k
:1337	WASTE Encrypted Sharing	TCP	Security	caution	22.9k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

1 of 8 encrypted

Port :3487LISA UDP Transfer Channel

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 3487LISA UDP Transfer Channel