Port 7629OpenXDAS (Open Distributed Auditing Service)

OpenXDAS is a distributed auditing service for exchanging audit events; its IANA-assigned port is rarely encountered.

transport: tcp · udp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 2/10
lookups: 0

Technical Details

what runs on :7629

OpenXDAS implements the Distributed Auditing Service (XDAS), a framework for generating and handling audit events across software components. IANA assigns port 7629 to the OpenXDAS Wire Protocol over both TCP and UDP. The assignment alone does not establish a specific handshake, message framing, or which transport a deployment uses; do not infer those details merely from seeing this port open.

Security Information

exposure of :7629

risk score

2/ 10safe

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

security averages 3.0 across 415 ports — this one sits 1.0 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 · udp

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

security overview

An exposed audit endpoint could affect the confidentiality or integrity of audit records, depending on its implementation and configuration. There is no basis here to claim a particular authentication weakness or known exploit; given the service's purpose, restrict access to trusted systems and avoid exposing it directly to the internet.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :7629
service: OpenXDAS (Open Distributed Auditing Service)
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 2/10safe
category: Security Network Services
usage: OpenXDAS is an open-source implementation of the Distributed Auditing Service (XDAS), intended to let software produce and collect audit events. Port 7629 is assigned to its wire protocol, but it is not commonly encountered in internet scans.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-13
updated: 2026-10-13
references: IANA service name registry — port 7629

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Port :7629OpenXDAS (Open Distributed Auditing Service)

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 7629OpenXDAS (Open Distributed Auditing Service)