Port 5425Beyond Remote Command Channel

TCP and UDP 5425 are assigned to Beyond Remote Command Channel, registered to Michael Berg; no common deployment is known.

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

also known as br-channel

Technical Details

what runs on :5425

Beyond Remote Command Channel is registered on port :5425 over tcp and udp to Michael Berg, assigned August 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 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 :5425

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :5425'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :5425

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :5425

another host

nmap -sV -p T:5425 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:5425 <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 :5425

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 · udp

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

security overview

no security notes recorded for :5425 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :5425
service: Beyond Remote Command Channel
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: IANA assigns this port to Beyond Remote Command Channel and lists Michael Berg as the registrant. There is no known common deployment or observed open service to describe.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-08
updated: 2026-10-08
references: IANA service name registry — port 5425

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 5425. 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 2026-10-08.

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ports registered around :5425, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:5450	OSIsoft PI System Client	TCP	Databases	caution	14.3k
:5402	MFTP Protocol	TCPUDP	File Transfer	caution	11.0k
:5432	PostgreSQL	TCPUDP	Databases	caution	10.8k
:5405	NetSupport Manager	TCPUDP	Remote Access	caution	9.3k
:5445	Cisco Unified Video Advantage	UDP	Network Services	caution	7.8k
:5421	NetSupport Manager	TCPUDP	Security	caution	7.7k
:5433	Bouwsoft Server	TCP	Web Services	caution	6.3k
:5431	PARK AGENT	TCPUDP	—	safe	0

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe13%
caution88%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :5425Beyond Remote Command Channel

Technical Details

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Port 5425Beyond Remote Command Channel