Port 8893Desktop Data UDP 5 (NewsEDGE/Web application)

UDP port assigned to Desktop Data UDP 5 for the NewsEDGE/Web application.

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

also known as ddi-udp-6, ddi-tcp-6, NewsEDGE/Web, Desktop Data TCP 5

Technical Details

what runs on :8893

Desktop Data UDP 5 (NewsEDGE/Web application) is registered on port :8893 over udp 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.

find what's listening on :8893

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -ulpn 'sport = :8893'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :8893

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :8893

another host

sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:8893 <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 :8893

risk 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

udp

udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite

security overview

no security notes recorded for :8893 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :8893
service: Desktop Data UDP 5 (NewsEDGE/Web application)
transport: UDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: IANA lists UDP/8893 for Desktop Data UDP 5: NewsEDGE/Web application, registered to Fred Yao. No broader or common deployment is established.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-14
updated: 2026-10-14
references: IANA service name registry — port 8893

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 8893. 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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Related Ports

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ports registered around :8893, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
: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

Port :8893Desktop Data UDP 5 (NewsEDGE/Web application)

Technical Details

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Port 8893Desktop Data UDP 5 (NewsEDGE/Web application)