Port 65TACACS Database Service

TACACS Database Service uses TCP and UDP port 65 for TACACS-related database traffic.

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

also known as tacacs-ds

Technical Details

what runs on :65

TACACS Database Service is registered on port :65 over tcp and udp to Kathy Huber. 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 found open rarely. What's listening is often not the registered service, so check before you assume.

find what's listening on :65

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :65'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :65

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :65

another host

nmap -sV -p T:65 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:65 <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 :65

risk score

1/ 10safe

routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.

databases averages 3.8 across 138 ports — this one sits 2.8 below.

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 · udp

udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite

security overview

no security notes recorded for :65 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :65
service: TACACS Database Service
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: Databases Network Services
usage: Port 65 is assigned for the TACACS-Database Service over TCP and UDP. The assignment is registered to Kathy Huber, but no deployment or implementation details are recorded.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-08-23
updated: 2026-08-23
references: IANA service name registry — port 65

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 65. 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 2026-08-23.

01edit any field on a page of its own
02a model checks it for accuracy and spam
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edit this record →back to the registry

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risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

1 of 8 encrypted

Port :65TACACS Database Service

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 65TACACS Database Service