Port 5172PCoIP Endpoint Management

TCP port assigned for managing PC over IP endpoints by HP.

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

also known as pcoip-mgmt

Technical Details

what runs on :5172

PCoIP Endpoint Management is registered on port :5172 over tcp to HP Inc 2, assigned April 2014. 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 :5172

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :5172'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :5172

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :5172

another host

nmap -sV -p T:5172 <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 :5172

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 :5172 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :5172
service: PCoIP Endpoint Management
transport: TCP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: HP holds the assignment for PC over IP endpoint management. The registry does not specify a particular product, protocol behavior, or deployment details.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-07
updated: 2026-10-07
references: IANA service name registry — port 5172

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 5172. 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 2026-10-07.

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ports registered around :5172, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:5223	XMPP over SSL	TCPtls	Security	caution	16.3k
:5222	XMPP Client Connection	TCP	Network Services	caution	11.7k
:5109	VPOP3 Status	TCPUDP	Email	caution	10.6k
:5190	ICQ & AIM	TCP	Voice and Chat	caution	8.5k
:5110	ProRat Server	TCP	Security	caution	8.4k
:5108	VPOP3 Webmail	TCP	Web Services	caution	7.6k
:5151	ESRI SDE Remote Start	UDP	Databases	caution	6.1k
:5176	ConsoleWorks UI	TCP	Security	caution	6.0k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

1 of 8 encrypted

Port :5172PCoIP Endpoint Management

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 5172PCoIP Endpoint Management