Port 8423Aristech Text-to-Speech Server

TCP port 8423 is assigned to Aristech's vendor-specific text-to-speech server service.

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

also known as aritts

Technical Details

what runs on :8423

Aristech Text-to-Speech Server is registered on port :8423 over tcp to Aristech GmbH, assigned March 2017. 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 :8423

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :8423'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :8423

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :8423

another host

nmap -sV -p T:8423 <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 :8423

risk score

1/ 10safe

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

media averages 2.2 across 135 ports — this one sits 1.2 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

tcp

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

no security notes recorded for :8423 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :8423
service: Aristech Text-to-Speech Server
transport: TCP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: Media
usage: IANA assigns TCP/8423 (aritts) to Aristech's text-to-speech server. The assignment is associated with Aristech GmbH, and the port has not appeared open in nmap's internet-wide scan data.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-14
updated: 2026-10-14
references: IANA service name registry — port 8423

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 8423. 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 2026-10-14.

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Port :8423Aristech Text-to-Speech Server

Technical Details

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Port 8423Aristech Text-to-Speech Server