Port 8293Hiperscan Identification Service

TCP port assigned to the Hiperscan Identification Service.

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

Technical Details

what runs on :8293

Hiperscan Identification Service is registered on port :8293 over tcp to Thomas Klose, assigned December 2009. 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 found open rarely. What's listening is often not the registered service, so check before you assume.

find what's listening on :8293

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :8293'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :8293

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :8293

another host

nmap -sV -p T:8293 <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 :8293

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

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

no security notes recorded for :8293 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :8293
service: Hiperscan Identification Service
transport: TCP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: This assignment identifies TCP port 8293 as the Hiperscan Identification Service. IANA registered it to Thomas Klose in December 2009; public usage appears rare.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-10
updated: 2026-09-10
references: IANA service name registry — port 8293

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 8293. 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 2026-09-10.

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ports registered around :8293, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:8291	Winbox MikroTik Admin	TCP	Security	caution	62.9k
:8243	Apache Synapse HTTPS Listener	TCPUDPtls	Web Services	caution	22.3k
:8280	Apache Synapse HTTP	TCPUDP	Web Services	caution	19.9k
:8333	VMware Server UI (Secure)		Web Services	caution	7.9k
:8292	Bloomberg Professional	TCPUDP	—	safe	0
:8321	Thin(ium) Network Protocol	TCPUDP	Network Services	safe	0
:8300	Transport Management Interface	TCPUDP	Network Services	safe	0
:8294	Bloomberg Intelligent Client	TCPUDP	—	safe	0

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe50%
caution50%

1 of 8 encrypted

Port :8293Hiperscan Identification Service

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Port 8293Hiperscan Identification Service