Port 42510CA eTrust RPC

RPC traffic for CA eTrust software.

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

also known as caerpc

Technical Details

what runs on :42510

CA eTrust RPC is registered on port :42510 over tcp and udp to Jon Press, 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 :42510

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :42510'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :42510

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :42510

another host

nmap -sV -p T:42510 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:42510 <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 :42510

risk score

1/ 10safe

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

system averages 2.7 across 922 ports — this one sits 1.7 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 :42510 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :42510
service: CA eTrust RPC
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: System
usage: Port 42510 was assigned for CA eTrust RPC, associated with CA eTrust software. The assignment was registered by Jon Press on 2005-08-01 and applies to both TCP and UDP.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-08-22
updated: 2026-08-22
references: IANA service name registry — port 42510

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 42510. 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 2026-08-22.

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risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :42510CA eTrust RPC

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 42510CA eTrust RPC