Port 5101Talarian SmartSockets (UDP)
UDP port associated with Talarian SmartSockets, legacy middleware for distributing real-time messages between applications.
- transport
- udp
- in transit
- cleartext
- assignment
- official
- risk
- 2/10
- lookups
- 0
single transport
payload readable on path
registered with iana
safe
rank 993 of 5,377 · top 18%
also known as talarian-udp, talarian-tcp
Technical Details
what runs on :5101The IANA handle is talarian-udp on UDP port 5101. It is associated with Talarian SmartSockets, middleware for real-time application messaging that could use UDP, including multicast, to distribute messages. UDP itself has no connection handshake or delivery guarantee; SmartSockets supplies application-level messaging behavior. The exact packet framing, multicast configuration, and whether a particular deployment uses this port depend on the product and configuration, so an open UDP socket alone does not identify a working SmartSockets endpoint.
Security Information
exposure of :5101risk score
2/ 10safe
routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.
network services averages 2.6 across 1,620 ports — this one sits 0.6 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
udp
udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite
security overview
This is a legacy, proprietary application-messaging service, not a port that should ordinarily be exposed to the public internet. If a SmartSockets endpoint is present, restrict it to trusted application networks and verify its access controls and supported software version; UDP exposure can reveal or permit interaction with message traffic depending on deployment. There is no basis here to attribute a specific known vulnerability to this port.
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risk mix of the 8 listed
- caution100%
0 of 8 encrypted