Port 3972ICT-Control Protocol
Port 3972 is assigned to the ICT-Control Protocol, registered under the service name iconp.
- transport
- tcp · udp
- in transit
- cleartext
- assignment
- official
- risk
- 1/10
- lookups
- 0
2 transports registered
payload readable on path
registered with iana
safe
rank 993 of 4,705 · top 21%
also known as iconp
Technical Details
what runs on :3972ICT-Control Protocol is registered on port :3972 over tcp and udp to Roel Harbers, assigned August 2005. 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 :3972
# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :3972'
# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :3972
# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :3972nmap -sV -p T:3972 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:3972 <host>run it? the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild and the flags that matter come from the engineers who do.
add technical detailsSecurity Information
exposure of :3972risk 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 :3972 yet
known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.
Related Ports
ports registered around :3972, by lookups.
| port | service | risk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :3978 | OpenTTD Master Server | TCPUDP | Gaming | caution | 12.5k |
| :3999 | Norman Scanning Service | TCPUDP | Security | caution | 9.9k |
| :4007 | PrintBuzzer Socket Server | TCP | Network Services | caution | 8.2k |
| :4001 | Microsoft Ants | TCP | Gaming | caution | 7.7k |
| :3945 | EMCADS | TCPUDP | Security | caution | 7.6k |
| :4018 | Protocol Info & Warnings | TCPUDP | Network Services | caution | 6.7k |
| :3979 | OpenTTD | TCPUDP | Gaming | caution | 4.4k |
| :4000 | Diablo II | TCPUDP | Gaming | caution | 4.3k |
risk mix of the 8 listed
- caution100%
0 of 8 encrypted