Port 4169Automation Drive Interface Transport
TCP port 4169 is assigned to the Automation Drive Interface Transport (IADT).
- transport
- tcp
- in transit
- cleartext
- assignment
- official
- risk
- 1/10
- lookups
- 0
single transport
payload readable on path
registered with iana
safe
rank 993 of 5,089 · top 19%
also known as iadt
1 other service is registered on port 4169. compare all 2 →
Technical Details
what runs on :4169Automation Drive Interface Transport is registered on port :4169 over tcp to Paul Suhler, assigned February 2008. 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 never observed open, so if it's open on your network it's more likely a custom or misconfigured service than the registered one.
find what's listening on :4169
# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :4169'
# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :4169
# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :4169nmap -sV -p T:4169 <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 :4169risk 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
every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge
security overview
no security notes recorded for :4169 yet
known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.
Related Ports
ports registered around :4169, by lookups.
| port | service | risk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :4125 | Remote Web Workplace | TCP | Web Services | caution | 20.5k |
| :4116 | Smartcard TLS | TCPUDP | Security | caution | 13.6k |
| :4201 | TinyMUD | TCP | Gaming | caution | 7.7k |
| :4226 | Aleph One Game | TCPUDP | Gaming | caution | 7.5k |
| :4111 | Xgrid | TCP | System | caution | 7.4k |
| :4224 | Cisco Audio Tunneling | TCP | Network Services | caution | 6.6k |
| :4133 | NUTS BOOTP Server | TCPUDP | Network Services | safe | 0 |
| :4132 | NUTS Daemon | TCPUDP | System | safe | 0 |
risk mix of the 8 listed
- safe25%
- caution75%
0 of 8 encrypted