Port 5068Bitforest Data Service

TCP port 5068 is assigned to the Bitforest Data Service, with no widely documented public deployment.

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

also known as bitforestsrv

Technical Details

what runs on :5068

Bitforest Data Service is registered on port :5068 over tcp to Ville Pekka Vahteala, assigned June 2008. 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 :5068

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :5068'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :5068

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :5068

another host

nmap -sV -p T:5068 <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 :5068

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 :5068 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :5068
service: Bitforest Data Service
transport: TCP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: The IANA assignment identifies this as the Bitforest Data Service and names Ville Pekka Vahteala as its registrant. No common deployment or well-established protocol behavior is known.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-06
updated: 2026-10-06
references: IANA service name registry — port 5068

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 5068. 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 2026-10-06.

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ports registered around :5068, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:5104	IBM Netcool Impact HTTP	TCP	Network Services	caution	22.2k
: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
:5004	RTP Media Data	TCP	Streaming	safe	13.0k
:5107	A-Talk Remote Server	TCP	Remote Access	caution	12.2k
:5031	AVM CAPI-over-TCP	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	12.0k
:5060	SIP	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	11.4k

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe13%
caution88%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :5068Bitforest Data Service

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 5068Bitforest Data Service