Port 5120Barracuda Backup Protocol
Barracuda Backup Protocol traffic for Barracuda Networks backup systems.
- transport
- tcp · udp
- in transit
- encrypted
- assignment
- official
- risk
- 1/10
- lookups
- 0
2 transports registered
payload protected on the wire
registered with iana
safe
rank 993 of 4,767 · top 21%
also known as barracuda-bbs
Technical Details
what runs on :5120Barracuda Backup Protocol is registered on port :5120 over tcp and udp to Barracuda Networks, assigned April 2013. 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 sometimes. What's listening is often not the registered service, so check before you assume.
find what's listening on :5120
# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :5120'
# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :5120
# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :5120nmap -sV -p T:5120 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:5120 <host>run it? the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild and the flags that matter come from the engineers who do.
add technical detailsSecurity Information
exposure of :5120risk 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
encrypted
payloads are protected on the wire
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 :5120 yet
known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.
Related Ports
ports registered around :5120, by lookups.
| port | service | risk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :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 |
| :5107 | A-Talk Remote Server | TCP | Remote Access | caution | 12.2k |
| :5060 | SIP | TCPUDP | Network Services | caution | 11.4k |
| :5106 | A-Talk | TCP | Voice and Chat | caution | 11.1k |
| :5099 | SafeNet Sentinel License Manager | TCPUDP | System | caution | 10.8k |
risk mix of the 8 listed
- caution100%
0 of 8 encrypted