Port 7002AFS Protection Server

AFS Protection Server for managing the users and groups database in an OpenAFS cell.

transport: tcp · udp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 7/10
lookups: 0

also known as afs3-prserver, ptserver, AFS PTS

1 other service is registered on port 7002. compare all 2 →

Technical Details

what runs on :7002

The service uses the AFS RX RPC protocol over both UDP and TCP, normally listening on port 7002. It handles authenticated requests to the Protection Database, including user and group lookup, membership queries, and administrative updates; RX provides the RPC framing and connection management rather than a line-oriented protocol. Authentication commonly uses rxkad with Kerberos-derived AFS tokens, while related AFS servers conventionally use adjacent fixed ports such as 7000 for FileServer, 7001 for callbacks, and 7003 for the Volume Location Server.

Security Information

exposure of :7002

risk score

7/ 10risk

treat as sensitive. widely scanned and regularly exploited when reachable — restrict it to known sources.

network services averages 3.4 across 768 ports — this one sits 3.6 above.

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

This service should normally be reachable only by hosts in the AFS cell or through tightly controlled administrative paths, not from the public Internet. Protection Database contents can disclose account and group relationships, and compromised credentials or weaknesses in legacy AFS authentication and authorization can permit unauthorized queries or changes; traffic is not encrypted by default unless an appropriate RX security class is configured.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :7002
service: AFS Protection Server
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 7/10risk
category: Network Services System
usage: OpenAFS deployments run the Protection Server, commonly called ptserver, on this port to store and serve Protection Database (PTS) users, groups, and membership data. AFS clients and administrative tools such as pts contact it within an AFS cell.
lookups: 0rank 994
added: 2026-08-27
updated: 2026-08-27
references: IANA service name registry — port 7002

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risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :7002AFS Protection Server

Technical Details

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Port 7002AFS Protection Server