Port 5842Reversion Backup/Restore

TCP port 5842 is designated for Pincoder Diagnostics' Reversion Backup/Restore service.

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

Technical Details

what runs on :5842

Reversion Backup/Restore is registered on port :5842 over tcp to Pincoder Diagnostics Inc, assigned September 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 :5842

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :5842'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :5842

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :5842

another host

nmap -sV -p T:5842 <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 :5842

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 :5842 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :5842
service: Reversion Backup/Restore
transport: TCP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: IANA assigns TCP/5842 to Reversion Backup/Restore, held by Pincoder Diagnostics Inc. There is no established public protocol or evidence of routine internet-facing deployments; identify any listener locally.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-09
updated: 2026-10-09
references: IANA service name registry — port 5842

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 5842. 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 2026-10-09.

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ports registered around :5842, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:5800	VNC over HTTP	TCP	Web Services	caution	30.3k
:5814	HP Support Automation	TCPUDP	Remote Access	caution	14.8k
:5900	VNC Remote Desktop	TCPUDP	Remote Access	caution	14.2k
:5852	Adeona OpenDHT Client	TCP	Security	caution	9.3k
:5850	COMIT SE PCR	TCP	Network Services	caution	4.2k
:5794	Simple Peered Discovery Protocol	UDP	Network Services	safe	0
:5859	WHEREHOO	TCPUDP	—	safe	0
:5793	XtreamX Supervised Peer	TCPUDP	—	safe	0

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe38%
caution63%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :5842Reversion Backup/Restore

Technical Details

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Port 5842Reversion Backup/Restore