Port 6997Mobility XE Protocol

TCP and UDP port 6997 is assigned to Mobility XE Protocol, but its public deployment and wire behavior are not documented.

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

also known as MobilitySrv

Technical Details

what runs on :6997

Mobility XE Protocol is registered on port :6997 over tcp and udp to Joseph T Savarese, assigned June 2007. 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 :6997

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :6997'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :6997

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :6997

another host

nmap -sV -p T:6997 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:6997 <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 :6997

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 · udp

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

security overview

no security notes recorded for :6997 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :6997
service: Mobility XE Protocol
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: IANA assigns this port to Mobility XE Protocol, with the registration held by Joseph T Savarese. Beyond that assignment, there is not enough established information to describe typical deployments.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-11
updated: 2026-10-11
references: IANA service name registry — port 6997

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 6997. 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 :6997, by lookups.

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:7002	WebLogic HTTPS	TCPtls	Web Services	caution	33.4k
:7001	BEA WebLogic Server HTTP	TCP	Web Services	caution	31.6k
:7000	Vuze HTTPS Tracker	TCPtls	Security	caution	28.9k
:6969	ACMSODA	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	20.9k
:7006	BMC Control-M Server-Agent	TCP	System	caution	18.7k
:6969	BitTorrent Tracker	TCP	File Transfer	caution	17.9k
:7005	Control-M Agent-Server	TCP	System	caution	15.3k
:7025	Zimbra LMTP	TCP	Email	caution	11.4k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

2 of 8 encrypted

Port :6997Mobility XE Protocol

Technical Details

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Port 6997Mobility XE Protocol