Port 8899OSPF Lite

IANA-assigned TCP and UDP port for the OSPF Lite service.

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

Technical Details

what runs on :8899

OSPF Lite is registered on port :8899 over tcp and udp to Matthew Thomas, assigned January 2008. 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.

find what's listening on :8899

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :8899'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :8899

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :8899

another host

nmap -sV -p T:8899 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:8899 <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 :8899

risk score

1/ 10safe

routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.

network services averages 2.6 across 1,559 ports — this one sits 1.6 below.

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

no security notes recorded for :8899 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :8899
service: OSPF Lite
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: Network Services
usage: TCP and UDP port 8899 is assigned to the service name OSPF Lite. The assignment was registered to Matthew Thomas in 2008; public deployment and implementation details are not established here.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-08-26
updated: 2026-08-26
references: IANA service name registry — port 8899

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 8899. 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 2026-08-26.

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risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :8899OSPF Lite

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 8899OSPF Lite