Port 4109Instantiated Zero-control Messaging

Instantiated Zero-control Messaging (IZM) is assigned to TCP and UDP port 4109.

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

also known as izm

Technical Details

what runs on :4109

Instantiated Zero-control Messaging is registered on port :4109 over tcp and udp to David Miller, assigned February 2007. 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 :4109

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :4109'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :4109

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :4109

another host

nmap -sV -p T:4109 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:4109 <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 :4109

risk 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 :4109 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :4109
service: Instantiated Zero-control Messaging
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: TCP and UDP port 4109 is assigned to Instantiated Zero-control Messaging (IZM). The assignment was registered by David Miller in 2007, but public deployment details are not documented here.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-05
updated: 2026-09-05
references: IANA service name registry — port 4109

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 4109. 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 2026-09-05.

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ports registered around :4109, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:4125	Remote Web Workplace	TCP	Web Services	caution	20.5k
:4096	Ascom Timeplex BRE	TCPUDP	Network Services	safe	16.5k
:4116	Smartcard TLS	TCPUDP	Security	caution	13.6k
:4100	WatchGuard Auth Applet		Security	caution	10.1k
:4069	Minger Email Verification	UDP	Email	caution	8.5k
:4093	PxPlus Client Server	TCPUDP	Databases	caution	8.0k
:4111	Xgrid	TCP	System	caution	7.4k
:4089	OpenCORE Remote Control	TCPUDP	Remote Access	caution	7.4k

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe13%
caution88%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :4109Instantiated Zero-control Messaging

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Port 4109Instantiated Zero-control Messaging