Port 7237PADS (Public Area Display System) Server

TCP port 7237 is assigned to the PADS (Public Area Display System) server.

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

Technical Details

what runs on :7237

PADS (Public Area Display System) Server is registered on port :7237 over tcp to Willie Jan Bons, assigned March 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 :7237

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :7237'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :7237

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :7237

another host

nmap -sV -p T:7237 <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 :7237

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 :7237 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :7237
service: PADS (Public Area Display System) Server
transport: TCP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: IANA assigns TCP/7237 to the PADS (Public Area Display System) Server, registered to Willie Jan Bons in 2011. The assignment alone does not establish what software or protocol an open listener uses.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-12
updated: 2026-10-12
references: IANA service name registry — port 7237

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 7237. 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 2026-10-12.

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ports registered around :7237, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk
:7201	DLIP	TCPUDP	—	safe
:7200	FODMS FLIP	TCPUDP	—	safe
:7275	OMA UserPlane Location	TCPUDP	Mobile	safe
:7278	OMA Dynamic Content Delivery over CBS	TCPUDP	Mobile	safe
:7272	WatchMe Monitoring	TCPUDP	—	safe
:7281	ITActionServer 2	TCPUDP	—	safe
:7173	IBM zSecure Server	TCP	Security	risk
:7274	OMA Roaming Location SEC	TCPUDP	Mobile	safe

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe88%
risk13%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :7237PADS (Public Area Display System) Server

Technical Details

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Port 7237PADS (Public Area Display System) Server