Port 7168cncKadServer DB & Inventory Services

TCP 7168 is assigned to cncKadServer database and inventory services; no broader common use is established.

transport
tcp

single transport

in transit
cleartext

payload readable on path

assignment
official

registered with iana

risk
1/10

safe

lookups
0

rank 993 of 5,836 · top 17%

Technical Details

what runs on :7168

cncKadServer DB & Inventory Services is registered on port :7168 over tcp to Micha Ben Efraim 2, assigned January 2011. 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 :7168

this machine
# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :7168'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :7168

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :7168
another host
nmap -sV -p T:7168 <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 :7168

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 153 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

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

no security notes recorded for :7168 yet

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

the 8 most looked-up other ports in databases — 153 ports carry that label.

risk mix of the 8 listed

  • caution100%

1 of 8 encrypted