Port 8890Desktop Data TCP 2
TCP/8890 is assigned to Desktop Data TCP 2, but no common listener or protocol behavior is established.
- 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 6,087 · top 16%
also known as ddi-tcp-3
1 other service is registered on port 8890. compare all 2 →
Technical Details
what runs on :8890Desktop Data TCP 2 is registered on port :8890 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 never observed open, so if it's open on your network it's more likely a custom or misconfigured service than the registered one.
IANA has recorded this port being used for something it was not assigned for.
find what's listening on :8890
# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :8890'
# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :8890
# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :8890nmap -sV -p T:8890 <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 :8890risk 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 :8890 yet
known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.
Related Ports
ports registered around :8890, 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