Port 5471Apsolab Secure Data Collection Protocol

TCP port 5471 is assigned to Apsolab's native API for secure data collection.

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

also known as apsolab-cols

Technical Details

what runs on :5471

Apsolab Secure Data Collection Protocol is registered on port :5471 over tcp to Apsolab Inc, assigned November 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 :5471

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :5471'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :5471

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :5471

another host

nmap -sV -p T:5471 <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 :5471

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 :5471 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :5471
service: Apsolab Secure Data Collection Protocol
transport: TCP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: IANA assigns TCP/5471 to Apsolab Inc's secure data collection protocol (native API). There is no established public information about its deployments or wire behavior.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-08
updated: 2026-10-08
references: IANA service name registry — port 5471

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 5471. 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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:5450	OSIsoft PI System Client	TCP	Databases	caution	14.3k
:5432	PostgreSQL	TCPUDP	Databases	caution	10.8k
:5498	Hotline Tracker Server	TCP	File Transfer	caution	8.4k
:5517	Setiqueue Proxy	TCPtls	Cloud	caution	8.0k
:5501	Hotline File Transfer	TCP	File Transfer	caution	7.8k
:5445	Cisco Unified Video Advantage	UDP	Network Services	caution	7.8k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

1 of 8 encrypted

Port :5471Apsolab Secure Data Collection Protocol

Technical Details

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Port 5471Apsolab Secure Data Collection Protocol