Port 8989Sun Web Server SSL Admin Service

IANA assigns TCP and UDP 8989 to the SSL administration service for Sun Web Server.

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

also known as sunwebadmins

Technical Details

what runs on :8989

Sun Web Server SSL Admin Service is registered on port :8989 over tcp and udp to Jyri J Virkki, assigned December 2005. 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 :8989

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :8989'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :8989

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :8989

another host

nmap -sV -p T:8989 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:8989 <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 :8989

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

encrypted

payloads are protected on the wire

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 :8989 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :8989
service: Sun Web Server SSL Admin Service
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: tls / encrypted
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: The registry assigns this port to the Sun Web Server SSL Admin Service and lists Jyri J Virkki as the registrant. It is not a commonly observed internet-facing service.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-15
updated: 2026-10-15
references: IANA service name registry — port 8989

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 8989. 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 2026-10-15.

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ports registered around :8989, by lookups.

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:9001	ETL Service Manager	TCPUDP	Databases	caution	28.6k
:9043	WebSphere Admin Console (SSL)	TCP	Web Services	caution	28.0k
:9001	SharePoint Authoring		Web Services	caution	26.3k
:9001	DBGp Proxy	TCPtls	Network Services	caution	25.5k
:9001	Tor Network		Security	caution	23.7k
:9001	Cisco XRemote		Remote Access	caution	23.7k
:9009	Pichat Server	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	19.7k
:9000	SqueezeCenter	TCP	Web Services	caution	14.4k

risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

1 of 8 encrypted

Port :8989Sun Web Server SSL Admin Service

Technical Details

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Port 8989Sun Web Server SSL Admin Service