Port 7982Spotlight on SQL Server Desktop Agent Discovery

UDP port 7982 is assigned to discovery for the Spotlight on SQL Server Desktop Agent.

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

also known as sossd-disc, sossd-agent, Spotlight on SQL Server Desktop Agent

Technical Details

what runs on :7982

Spotlight on SQL Server Desktop Agent Discovery is registered on port :7982 over udp to Rob Griffin 2, assigned September 2010. 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 :7982

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -ulpn 'sport = :7982'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :7982

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :7982

another host

sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:7982 <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 :7982

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 160 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

udp

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

security overview

no security notes recorded for :7982 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :7982
service: Spotlight on SQL Server Desktop Agent Discovery
transport: UDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: Databases
usage: IANA assigns UDP 7982 to Spotlight on SQL Server Desktop Agent Discovery, registered by Rob Griffin 2. The assignment alone does not establish how commonly it is deployed or what an active listener sends.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-13
updated: 2026-10-13
references: IANA service name registry — port 7982

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 7982. 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 2026-10-13.

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risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

1 of 8 encrypted

Port :7982Spotlight on SQL Server Desktop Agent Discovery

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 7982Spotlight on SQL Server Desktop Agent Discovery