Port 6409SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise internal server

Port 6409 is assigned to an internal SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise server and is not commonly observed open on the public internet.

transport
unknown

single transport

in transit
cleartext

payload readable on path

assignment
official

registered with iana

risk
1/10

safe

lookups
0

rank 993 of 5,684 · top 17%

also known as boe-resssvr3

Technical Details

what runs on :6409

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise internal server is registered on port :6409 to SAP 2, assigned May 2008. 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 :6409

this machine
# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :6409'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :6409

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :6409
another host
nmap -sV -p T:6409 <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 :6409

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

unknown

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

no security notes recorded for :6409 yet

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

ports registered around :6409, by lookups.

risk mix of the 8 listed

  • safe13%
  • caution88%

0 of 8 encrypted