Port 6901Novell Jetstream

TCP port 6901 is assigned to the Novell Jetstream messaging protocol.

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

2 other services are registered on port 6901. compare all 3 →

Technical Details

what runs on :6901

no technical write-up for :6901 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.

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Security Information

exposure of :6901

risk score

1/ 10safe

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

network services averages 3.2 across 854 ports — this one sits 2.2 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

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

no security notes recorded for :6901 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :6901
service: Novell Jetstream
transport: TCP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: Network Services
usage: TCP port 6901 is assigned by IANA to the Novell Jetstream messaging protocol. The assignment was registered to Anil Tyagi in 2010; public deployment details are not established here.
lookups: 0rank 994
added: 2026-08-30
updated: 2026-08-30
references: IANA service name registry — port 6901

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risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :6901Novell Jetstream

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 6901Novell Jetstream