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 994 of 2,949 · top 34%
also known as ddi-tcp-2
1 other service is registered on port 8889. compare all 2 →
Technical Details
what runs on :8889no technical write-up for :8889 yet
the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild, the flags that matter. we have the registry entry — the detail comes from the engineers who run it.
Security 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