Port 8060Asymmetric Extended Route Optimization (AERO)

UDP port 8060 is assigned to Asymmetric Extended Route Optimization (AERO) traffic.

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

also known as aero

Technical Details

what runs on :8060

AERO uses UDP 8060 to exchange AERO tunnel and route-optimization datagrams, carrying IPv6 traffic across an IPv4 underlay. It is a datagram protocol rather than a TCP-style connected service; AERO peers send protocol messages and encapsulated packets to one another over this port. AERO is a standards-defined networking function, not a generic web or RPC service, and deployments may use additional IPv6 routing and security mechanisms alongside the UDP tunnel.

Security Information

exposure of :8060

risk score

2/ 10safe

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

network services averages 2.6 across 1,558 ports — this one sits 0.6 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

AERO traffic is not encrypted by UDP itself, so confidentiality and peer authentication depend on security mechanisms configured around the deployment, such as IPsec. Internet exposure is normally unnecessary unless the host is intentionally operating an AERO endpoint or server; restrict permitted peers and validate tunnel or route-control traffic to reduce spoofing, injection, and denial-of-service risk.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :8060
service: Asymmetric Extended Route Optimization (AERO)
transport: UDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 2/10safe
category: Network Services
usage: AERO is an IETF-defined IPv6 tunneling and route-optimization protocol used by AERO nodes and servers to carry IPv6 traffic across IPv4 infrastructure. Engineers typically encounter UDP 8060 on specialized IPv6 transition or overlay-routing equipment rather than on general-purpose application servers.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-14
updated: 2026-09-22
references: IANA service name registry — port 8060
RFC 6706

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Port :8060Asymmetric Extended Route Optimization (AERO)

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 8060Asymmetric Extended Route Optimization (AERO)