Port 9285N2H2 Filter Service
N2H2 content-filtering service assigned to TCP and UDP port 9285.
- transport
- tcp · udp
- in transit
- cleartext
- assignment
- official
- risk
- 1/10
- lookups
- 0
2 transports registered
payload readable on path
registered with iana
safe
rank 993 of 4,584 · top 22%
also known as n2h2server
Technical Details
what runs on :9285N2H2 Filter Service is registered on port :9285 over tcp and udp to Jim Irwin, assigned February 2002. 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 :9285
# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :9285'
# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :9285
# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :9285nmap -sV -p T:9285 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:9285 <host>run it? the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild and the flags that matter come from the engineers who do.
add technical detailsSecurity Information
exposure of :9285risk score
1/ 10safe
routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.
security averages 3.1 across 353 ports — this one sits 2.1 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 :9285 yet
known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.
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risk mix of the 8 listed
- caution100%
2 of 8 encrypted