Port 9617eRunbook Server

TCP/9617 is the historic IANA assignment for eRunbook Server and is not commonly encountered in internet scans.

transport: tcp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 1/10
lookups: 0

Technical Details

what runs on :9617

eRunbook Server is registered on port :9617 over tcp to Gerhard Wagner, assigned March 2009. 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 :9617

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :9617'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :9617

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :9617

another host

nmap -sV -p T:9617 <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 :9617

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

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

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

no security notes recorded for :9617 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :9617
service: eRunbook Server
transport: TCP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: uncategorised
usage: IANA assigned TCP port 9617 to eRunbook Server, registered to Gerhard Wagner in 2009. The entry is now historic and may not work with many common service-discovery mechanisms.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-16
updated: 2026-10-16
references: IANA service name registry — port 9617

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 9617. 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 2026-10-16.

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ports registered around :9617, by lookups.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:9600	Omron FINS Communication	UDP	Network Services	caution	33.2k
:9561	Network Time System	TCPUDP	Network Services	safe	8.3k
:9599	Robix	TCPUDP	—	safe	0
:9618	HTCondor Collector	TCPUDP	Network Services	caution	0
:9666	Zoom Control Panel Game Server Management	TCP	Remote Access	safe	0
:9598	Very Simple Control Protocol	TCPUDP	Network Services	risk	0
:9594	Message System	TCPUDP	—	safe	0
:9595	Ping Discovery Service	TCPUDP	Network Services	safe	0

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe63%
caution25%
risk13%

0 of 8 encrypted

Port :9617eRunbook Server

Technical Details

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Port 9617eRunbook Server