Port 9422MooseFS Chunk Servers
Port 9422 is used by MooseFS, an open-source distributed file system designed to provide fault tolerance, high availability, and scalability. This port specifically facilitates communication between chunk servers and clients, enabling clients to directly access or store data blocks across the distributed storage network..
- transport
- tcp
- in transit
- cleartext
- assignment
- unofficial
- risk
- 4/10
- lookups
- 9,886
single transport
payload readable on path
used by convention
caution
rank 479 of 993 · top 48%
Technical Details
what runs on :9422-
MooseFS Overview: MooseFS is a fault-tolerant, POSIX-compliant distributed file system that allows a large number of commodity servers to be combined into a single storage pool. Its architecture separates metadata and chunk (data block) management, with dedicated chunk servers storing file chunks and metadata servers managing the filesystem hierarchy.
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Role of Port 9422: Port 9422 is primarily used to handle data transfer between MooseFS chunk servers and clients. When a client requests a file, it retrieves metadata (file location information) from the metadata server and then communicates directly with chunk servers over this port to access or modify data blocks.
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Protocols and Traffic: Data transfer over port 9422 generally occurs via TCP, ensuring reliable, ordered delivery. Since data operations can be large and frequent, this port is optimized for performance but does not include encryption by default, relying instead on network-level security or additional encryption layers if required.
Security Information
exposure of :9422risk score
4/ 10caution
worth attention. how exposed you are depends on configuration — don't leave it reachable from the internet without a reason.
file transfer averages 4.1 across 114 ports — this one sits 0.1 below.
in transit
cleartext
credentials and payloads are readable by anyone on path
assignment
unofficial
used by convention, not registered — what answers here varies by deployment
reachable over
tcp
every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge
security overview
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Common Vulnerabilities:
- Lack of Encryption: Default MooseFS traffic over port 9422 is unencrypted, making it susceptible to eavesdropping or man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Unauthorized Access: If improperly secured, attackers may access or manipulate data chunks, potentially leading to data breaches, corruption, or loss.
- Denial of Service: Attackers could overload chunk servers through malformed or excessive requests, impacting availability.
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Common Mitigations:
- Network Segmentation: Deploy MooseFS on isolated, trusted networks or VPNs to limit unauthorized access.
- TLS Encryption: Utilize MooseFS Enterprise or external solutions to encrypt traffic between clients and chunk servers.
- Authentication and Access Control: Restrict access using firewall rules, strong authentication, and role-based permissions.
- Monitoring: Continuously monitor network traffic to detect anomalies or unauthorized data transfers.
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risk mix of the 8 listed
- caution100%
1 of 8 encrypted