01RLM License Servertcp · iana-registered · risk 5/10
RLM License Server uses TCP port 5053 for software license management.
port 5053 as RLM License Server →2 entries are registered on port 5053. It is a registered port (1024–49151) — IANA records an assignee, but nothing stops other software from listening here, which is why the number carries more than one entry.
services registered on this number
2 transports in use
entries encrypted on the wire
2 of 2 iana-registered
| port | service | proto | category | risk | views |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :5053 | RLM License Server | TCP | Network Services | caution | 0 |
| :5053 | Reprise License Manager Discovery | UDP | Network Services | safe | 0 |
RLM License Server uses TCP port 5053 for software license management.
port 5053 as RLM License Server →UDP 5053 is used by Reprise License Manager clients to discover license servers on a local network.
port 5053 as Reprise License Manager Discovery →The registry says what 5053 is registered to. What is listening on it right now is decided by the host, and only the host can be asked. Each of these prints the process behind the socket.
ss -ltnp | grep ':5053\b'lsof -nP -iTCP:5053 -sTCP:LISTENnetstat -ano | findstr :5053On Linux and Windows the process name comes back with the socket; on macOS lsof needs sudo to name a process that isn't yours. Match what it prints against the 2 entries above.
A port number is not a service. Anything may listen on 5053 — what you actually met is decided by the host, not the registry. If a service is missing here, it belongs in the registry.
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