Port 5911Controller Pilot Data Link Communication

SCTP port assignment for Controller Pilot Data Link Communication between aircraft and air traffic controllers.

transport
sctp

single transport

in transit
cleartext

payload readable on path

assignment
official

registered with iana

risk
1/10

safe

lookups
0

rank 994 of 1,938 · top 51%

also known as cpdlc

Technical Details

what runs on :5911

no technical write-up for :5911 yet

the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild, the flags that matter. we have the registry entry — the detail comes from the engineers who run it.

Security Information

exposure of :5911

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

sctp

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

no security notes recorded for :5911 yet

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

ports registered around :5911, by lookups.

risk mix of the 6 listed

  • safe17%
  • caution83%

0 of 6 encrypted