Port 9082LCS Application Protocol

LCS-AP carries mobile-network location-services signaling between the MME and E-SMLC over SCTP.

transport: sctp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 7/10
lookups: 0

Technical Details

what runs on :9082

LCS-AP uses SCTP on port 9082 for signaling between the MME and E-SMLC. The endpoints establish an SCTP association before exchanging protocol messages; SCTP supplies message-oriented transport and can support multistreaming and multihoming. The protocol coordinates location-service procedures and related information; it is not a web protocol, and the port does not imply TLS encryption. It belongs to the LTE location-services control plane, alongside related signaling such as LPPa and S1AP.

Security Information

exposure of :9082

risk score

7/ 10risk

treat as sensitive. widely scanned and regularly exploited when reachable — restrict it to known sources.

network services averages 2.6 across 1,838 ports — this one sits 4.4 above.

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

sctp

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

LCS signaling can involve sensitive location-related data and belongs within an operator's protected mobile-network infrastructure. Do not expose it directly to the internet; restrict SCTP access to authorized network elements and apply the operator's network security controls. SCTP itself does not encrypt the application traffic, so confidentiality depends on the surrounding network or additional protection.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :9082
service: LCS Application Protocol
transport: SCTP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 7/10risk
category: Network Services Mobile
usage: This is a 3GPP telecom control-plane protocol for coordinating location services between a Mobility Management Entity (MME) and an Evolved Serving Mobile Location Centre (E-SMLC). Engineers are most likely to encounter it inside an LTE operator network, not on a general-purpose server or public-facing host.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-15
updated: 2026-10-15
references: IANA service name registry — port 9082

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risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

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Port :9082LCS Application Protocol

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 9082LCS Application Protocol