Port 8610Canon BJNP

Canon BJNP is used by Canon network printers for printer communication and job handling.

transport
tcp · udp

2 transports registered

in transit
cleartext

payload readable on path

assignment
official

registered with iana

risk
5/10

caution

lookups
0

rank 993 of 5,628 · top 18%

Technical Details

what runs on :8610

The IANA service name is canon-bjnp1; the port is registered for both TCP and UDP. Canon BJNP is a proprietary, non-HTTP protocol with its own packet framing; implementations use these transports for printer communication, including discovery or status exchanges and print data. It is not encrypted by default.

Security Information

exposure of :8610

risk score

5/ 10caution

worth attention. how exposed you are depends on configuration — don't leave it reachable from the internet without a reason.

network services averages 2.6 across 1,686 ports — this one sits 2.4 above.

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

A reachable BJNP service can expose printer status and allow network clients to interact with the printer, including submitting jobs. Keep it on trusted local networks rather than exposing it to the internet; do not assume its traffic or access controls are secure.

the 8 most looked-up other ports in network services — 1,686 ports carry that label.

risk mix of the 8 listed

  • caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted