Port 9210OMA Mobile Location Protocol

Port assigned for the OMA Mobile Location Protocol used by mobile location services.

transport: tcp · udp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 6/10
lookups: 0

also known as oma-mlp

Technical Details

what runs on :9210

MLP carries location-service requests and responses, commonly as XML messages transported over HTTP on TCP port 9210; typical operations include immediate location requests and corresponding location responses. Deployments generally use a location server or gateway that authenticates the client, resolves the target device through operator location systems, and returns coordinates or related location data. IANA lists both TCP and UDP for this service, although HTTP-based MLP deployments use TCP.

Security Information

exposure of :9210

risk score

6/ 10risk

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

network services averages 2.6 across 1,542 ports — this one sits 3.4 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

tcp · udp

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

security overview

This service handles highly sensitive subscriber-location data and should not normally be exposed directly to the public Internet. Enforce strong client authentication and authorization, restrict access to trusted service components, and use TLS or a protected private network because the base protocol does not provide encryption by default; an exposed endpoint may permit unauthorized location queries or disclose operational details.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :9210
service: OMA Mobile Location Protocol
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 6/10risk
category: Network Services Mobile
usage: OMA Mobile Location Protocol (MLP) lets location-service clients request a subscriber or device location from a location server. It is encountered in mobile-operator location platforms and location-based service infrastructure, rather than ordinary end-user applications.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-09-15
updated: 2026-09-22
references: IANA service name registry — port 9210

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Port :9210OMA Mobile Location Protocol

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 9210OMA Mobile Location Protocol