Port 5343Sculptor Database Server

Port assigned to the Sculptor Database Server, a rarely observed database service registered by Keith Ashman.

transport: tcp · udp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 2/10
lookups: 0

also known as kfserver

Technical Details

what runs on :5343

Sculptor Database Server is registered on port :5343 over tcp and udp to Keith Ashman, assigned December 2005. 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 rarely. What's listening is often not the registered service, so check before you assume.

find what's listening on :5343

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :5343'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :5343

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :5343

another host

nmap -sV -p T:5343 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:5343 <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 :5343

risk score

2/ 10safe

routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.

databases averages 3.9 across 130 ports — this one sits 1.9 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

tcp · udp

udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite

security overview

no security notes recorded for :5343 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :5343
service: Sculptor Database Server
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 2/10safe
category: Databases
usage: TCP and UDP port 5343 is assigned to the Sculptor Database Server. The assignment was registered by Keith Ashman in December 2005 and is rarely observed in internet-wide scans.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-06
updated: 2026-09-06
references: IANA service name registry — port 5343

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 5343. 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 2026-09-06.

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risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

1 of 8 encrypted

Port :5343Sculptor Database Server

Technical Details

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Port 5343Sculptor Database Server