Port 4178StorMan
StorMan is a TCP/UDP service assigned to Werner Guertler; its protocol and typical deployment are not publicly established.
- 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 5,092 · top 19%
Technical Details
what runs on :4178StorMan is registered on port :4178 over tcp and udp to Werner Guertler, assigned May 2009. 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 :4178
# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :4178'
# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :4178
# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :4178nmap -sV -p T:4178 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:4178 <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 :4178risk 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 :4178 yet
known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.
Related Ports
ports registered around :4178, 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 |
| :4224 | Cisco Audio Tunneling | TCP | Network Services | caution | 6.6k |
| :4129 | NuFW authentication protocol | TCPUDPtls | Security | caution | 0 |
| :4133 | NUTS BOOTP Server | TCPUDP | Network Services | safe | 0 |
| :4132 | NUTS Daemon | TCPUDP | System | safe | 0 |
risk mix of the 8 listed
- safe25%
- caution75%
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