Port 5232Cruse Scanning System Service

TCP port 5232 is assigned to the Cruse Scanning System Service.

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

also known as csedaemon

Technical Details

what runs on :5232

Cruse Scanning System Service is registered on port :5232 over tcp to Christof J Reetz, assigned March 2011. 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 :5232

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :5232'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :5232

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :5232

another host

nmap -sV -p T:5232 <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 details

Security Information

exposure of :5232

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 :5232 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :5232
service: Cruse Scanning System Service
transport: TCP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: IANA assigns TCP 5232 to the Cruse Scanning System Service, registered to Christof J Reetz. Its protocol behavior and typical deployment are not established here.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-07
updated: 2026-10-07
references: IANA service name registry — port 5232

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 5232. 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.

01edit any field on a page of its own
02a model checks it for accuracy and spam
03clean and confident goes live immediately

edit this record →back to the registry

Related Ports

browse categories →

ports registered around :5232, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:5247	CAPWAP Data	UDP	Network Services	caution	17.9k
:5223	XMPP over SSL	TCPtls	Security	caution	16.3k
:5246	CAPWAP Control	UDP	Network Services	caution	13.2k
:5269	XMPP Server Connection	TCP	Network Services	caution	12.8k
:5222	XMPP Client Connection	TCP	Network Services	caution	11.7k
:5190	ICQ & AIM	TCP	Voice and Chat	caution	8.5k
:5176	ConsoleWorks UI	TCP	Security	caution	6.0k
:5168	SCTE 30 Connection	TCPUDP	Media	safe	0

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe13%
caution88%

1 of 8 encrypted

Port :5232Cruse Scanning System Service

Technical Details

Security Information

Related Ports

Port 5232Cruse Scanning System Service