Port 8040Ampify Messaging Protocol

Port 8040 is assigned to the Ampify Messaging Protocol over TCP and UDP.

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

Technical Details

what runs on :8040

no technical write-up for :8040 yet

the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild, the flags that matter. we have the registry entry — the detail comes from the engineers who run it.

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Security Information

exposure of :8040

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 · udp

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

security overview

no security notes recorded for :8040 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :8040
service: Ampify Messaging Protocol
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: IANA assigns TCP and UDP port 8040 to the Ampify Messaging Protocol. The assignment is registered to Tav Espian and appears rarely in internet-wide scans.
lookups: 0rank 994
added: 2026-08-25
updated: 2026-08-25
references: IANA service name registry — port 8040

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This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 8040. 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 2026-08-25.

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ports registered around :8040, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
: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	TCPtls	Web Services	caution	44.9k
:8011	Symon Event Engine	TCP	Network Services	caution	28.4k
:8080	Apache Tomcat	TCP	Web Services	caution	28.0k
:8090	HTTP Alternate	TCP	Web Services	caution	27.6k

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe13%
caution88%

1 of 8 encrypted

Port :8040Ampify Messaging Protocol

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Port 8040Ampify Messaging Protocol