Port 3997AES DB

AES DB service assignment for TCP and UDP port 3997.

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

also known as agentsease-db

Technical Details

what runs on :3997

no technical write-up for :3997 yet

the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild, the flags that matter. we have the registry entry — the detail comes from the engineers who run it.

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Security Information

exposure of :3997

risk score

1/ 10safe

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

databases averages 3.4 across 106 ports — this one sits 2.4 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 :3997 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :3997
service: AES DB
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: Databases
usage: IANA assigns TCP and UDP port 3997 to the aes_db service, identified by the registry handle agentsease-db. The assignment is registered to Colin Hughes; public deployment details are not documented in the registry.
lookups: 0rank 994
added: 2026-09-13
updated: 2026-09-13
references: IANA service name registry — port 3997

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risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

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Port :3997AES DB

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Port 3997AES DB