Port 8889Desktop Data TCP 1
Obscure TCP assignment for the Desktop Data TCP 1 service, associated with Fred Yao.
- transport
- tcp
- in transit
- cleartext
- assignment
- official
- risk
- 1/10
- lookups
- 0
single transport
payload readable on path
registered with iana
safe
rank 993 of 4,765 · top 21%
also known as ddi-tcp-2
1 other service is registered on port 8889. compare all 2 →
Technical Details
what runs on :8889Desktop Data TCP 1 is registered on port :8889 over tcp to Fred Yao. 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.
IANA has recorded this port being used for something it was not assigned for.
find what's listening on :8889
# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :8889'
# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :8889
# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :8889nmap -sV -p T:8889 <host>run it? the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild and the flags that matter come from the engineers who do.
add technical detailsSecurity Information
exposure of :8889risk 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 :8889 yet
known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.
Related Ports
ports registered around :8889, by lookups.
| port | service | risk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :8888 | Sun Answerbook & Alt HTTP | TCP | Web Services | caution | 123.9k |
| :8888 | D2GS Admin Console | TCP | Remote Access | caution | 83.7k |
| :8888 | NewsEDGE | TCPUDP | Web Services | caution | 83.3k |
| :8888 | HTTP Alternative Port | TCP | Web Services | caution | 76.5k |
| :8888 | GNUmp3d Streaming HTTP | TCP | Web Services | caution | 76.3k |
| :8888 | Earthland Realms 2 Server | TCP | Gaming | caution | 73.1k |
| :8881 | Atlasz Secure Server | TCP | Web Services | caution | 67.6k |
| :8882 | Atlasz Secure App Server | TCP | Web Services | caution | 66.9k |
risk mix of the 8 listed
- caution100%
0 of 8 encrypted