Port 4429OMV Investigation Agent-Server

OMV Investigation Agent-Server is assigned to TCP/4429, but no widely documented deployment is known.

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

also known as omviagent

Technical Details

what runs on :4429

OMV Investigation Agent-Server is registered on port :4429 over tcp to Serge Vacquier, 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 :4429

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :4429'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :4429

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :4429

another host

nmap -sV -p T:4429 <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 :4429

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

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

no security notes recorded for :4429 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :4429
service: OMV Investigation Agent-Server
transport: TCP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: IANA lists TCP/4429 for the OMV Investigation Agent-Server, registered to Serge Vacquier. It is not a commonly encountered public service and has not appeared open in nmap's scan data.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-04
updated: 2026-10-04
references: IANA service name registry — port 4429

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 4429. 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 2026-10-04.

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ports registered around :4429, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:4433	Axence nVision	TCP	Security	caution	8.9k
:4449	PrivateWire	TCPUDP	—	safe	0
:4378	Cambridge Pixel SPx Display	TCPUDP	—	safe	0
:4404	Asigra DS-System Monitoring/Management	TCPUDP	System	safe	0
:4447	N1-RMGMT	TCPUDP	—	safe	0
:4443	Pharos	TCPUDP	—	safe	0
:4369	Erlang Port Mapper Daemon (EPMD)	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	0
:4444	Kerberos 524	TCPUDP	Security	caution	0

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe63%
caution38%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :4429OMV Investigation Agent-Server

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 4429OMV Investigation Agent-Server