Port 8021Intuit Entitlement Client
Port 8021 is assigned to Intuit Entitlement Client, but is not known as a commonly exposed public service.
- transport
- tcp · udp
- in transit
- cleartext
- assignment
- official
- risk
- 1/10
- lookups
- 0
2 transports registered
payload readable on path
registered with iana
safe
rank 993 of 5,977 · top 17%
also known as intu-ec-client
Technical Details
what runs on :8021Intuit Entitlement Client is registered on port :8021 over tcp and udp to Daniel C McGloin, assigned May 2005. 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 :8021
# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :8021'
# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :8021
# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :8021nmap -sV -p T:8021 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:8021 <host>run it? the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild and the flags that matter come from the engineers who do.
add technical detailsSecurity Information
exposure of :8021risk 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 · udp
udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite
security overview
no security notes recorded for :8021 yet
known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.
Related Ports
ports registered around :8021, by lookups.
| port | service | risk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :8000 | Intel Remote Desktop / Alternate HTTP Port | TCP | Web Services | safe | 84.3k |
| :8008 | IBM HTTP Server Admin | TCP | Web Services | caution | 58.3k |
| :8008 | HTTP Alternate Port | TCP | Web Services | caution | 49.6k |
| :8000 | Alternate HTTP / SHOUTcast | TCP | Web Services | caution | 45.0k |
| :8080 | HTTP Alternate | TCP | Web Services | caution | 44.9k |
| :8011 | Symon Event Engine | TCP | Network Services | caution | 28.4k |
| :8080 | Apache Tomcat | TCP | Web Services | caution | 28.0k |
| :8080 | FilePhile Relay | UDP | File Transfer | caution | 25.6k |
risk mix of the 8 listed
- safe13%
- caution88%
0 of 8 encrypted