Port 6868Acctopus Command Channel

TCP 6868 is assigned to the Acctopus Command Channel, an obscure service with no documented common deployment.

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

also known as acctopus-cc

1 other service is registered on port 6868. compare all 2 →

Technical Details

what runs on :6868

Acctopus Command Channel is registered on port :6868 over tcp to Stefan Auweiler, assigned November 2009. 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 :6868

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :6868'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :6868

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :6868

another host

nmap -sV -p T:6868 <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 :6868

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 :6868 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :6868
service: Acctopus Command Channel
transport: TCP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: IANA lists TCP/6868 as Acctopus Command Channel, registered to Stefan Auweiler in 2009. There is no established product or deployment behavior to identify from the assignment alone.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-11
updated: 2026-10-11
references: IANA service name registry — port 6868

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 6868. 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 2026-10-11.

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ports registered around :6868, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:6888	BitTorrent	TCPUDP	File Transfer	caution	13.4k
:6889	BitTorrent	TCPUDP	File Transfer	caution	11.2k
:6888	MUSE	TCPUDP	File Transfer	caution	11.2k
:6881	BitTorrent	TCPUDP	File Transfer	caution	10.9k
:6901	BitTorrent	TCPUDP	File Transfer	caution	10.2k
:6891	BitTorrent Data Transfer	TCPUDP	File Transfer	caution	9.9k
:6902	BitTorrent	TCPUDP	File Transfer	caution	9.7k
:6901	Windows Live Messenger Voice	TCPUDP	Streaming	caution	6.0k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :6868Acctopus Command Channel

Technical Details

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Port 6868Acctopus Command Channel