Port 5042asnaacceler8db

IANA-assigned port for the asnaacceler8db service.

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

Technical Details

what runs on :5042

asnaacceler8db is registered on port :5042 over tcp and udp to Walter Goodwin. 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 :5042

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :5042'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :5042

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :5042

another host

nmap -sV -p T:5042 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:5042 <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 :5042

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 :5042 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :5042
service: asnaacceler8db
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: Port 5042 is assigned to the service named asnaacceler8db, registered to Walter Goodwin. Public information about the implementation and deployment context is limited.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-06
updated: 2026-09-06
references: IANA service name registry — port 5042

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 5042. 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 2026-09-06.

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:5001	Iperf	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	27.7k
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:5104	IBM Netcool Impact HTTP	TCP	Network Services	caution	22.2k
:5000	Commplex Main	TCP	Web Services	caution	15.4k
:5070	BFCP	TCP	Network Services	caution	15.2k
:5061	SIP over TLS	TCP	Security	caution	14.4k
:5093	SafeNet License Manager	UDP	System	caution	13.3k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :5042asnaacceler8db

Technical Details

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