Port 6278Unassigned Port

Port 6278 has no IANA service assignment.

transport: unknown
in transit: cleartext
assignment: unofficial
risk: 0/10
lookups: 0

Technical Details

what runs on :6278

There is no IANA-assigned protocol, transport, handshake, or framing for port 6278. Any use of this number is application-specific rather than a standard default.

Security Information

exposure of :6278

risk score

0/ 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

unofficial

used by convention, not registered — what answers here varies by deployment

reachable over

unknown

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

There is no port-specific exposure guidance because no standard service is assigned. If traffic is observed, identify the process and protocol before deciding whether it should be reachable from the internet.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :6278
service: Unassigned Port
transport: unknown
encryption: cleartext
assignment: convention only
risk: 0/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: No standard service is identified for this port in the IANA registry. Traffic on it may come from a locally configured or application-specific service.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-11-14
updated: 2026-11-14
references: IANA Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry

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ports registered around :6278, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:6262	Advantage Database Server	TCP	Databases	caution	10.5k
:6260	Planet M.U.L.E.	TCPUDP	Gaming	caution	4.8k
:6257	WinMX P2P Chat	UDP	File Transfer	caution	4.3k
:6243	JEOL Network Services Dynamic Discovery Protocol 3	UDP	Network Services	safe	0
:6251	TL1 Raw over SSL/TLS	TCPUDPtls	Network Services	safe	0
:6244	JEOL Network Services Dynamic Discovery Protocol 4	UDP	Network Services	safe	0
:6320	Double-Take Replication Service	TCPUDP	System	safe	0
:6306	Unified Fabric Management Protocol	TCPUDP	Network Services	safe	0

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe63%
caution38%

1 of 8 encrypted

Port :6278Unassigned Port

Technical Details

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Port 6278Unassigned Port