Port 9695Content-Centric Networking (CCNx)

Content-Centric Networking traffic using named-content Interests and returned Data objects.

transport: tcp · udp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 2/10
lookups: 0

also known as ccnx, CCN

Technical Details

what runs on :9695

CCNx uses a name-based request/response model: consumers send Interest messages for named content, and forwarders return signed Content Objects or Data messages. Packets use a binary TLV encoding and may be carried over either TCP or UDP on port 9695; the protocol's forwarding and caching model is distinct from ordinary host-to-host application protocols. Content authentication is part of the object model, while confidentiality and transport encryption are deployment choices rather than universal defaults.

Security Information

exposure of :9695

risk score

2/ 10safe

routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.

network services averages 3.5 across 731 ports — this one sits 1.5 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

An exposed CCNx listener may be probed with malformed Interests or unsolicited traffic and can be abused for denial of service, cache probing, or content-poisoning attempts if content validation and forwarding policy are weak. Because traffic is not encrypted by default, deployments should restrict access to trusted research or overlay networks unless the implementation provides and enforces suitable confidentiality and authentication controls.

Record

iana registry entry

port: :9695
service: Content-Centric Networking (CCNx)
transport: TCPUDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 2/10safe
category: Network Services
usage: Port 9695 is assigned for Content-Centric Networking (CCNx), an experimental or research-oriented architecture associated with Van Jacobson and Simon Barber. Engineers typically encounter it in CCNx research deployments, forwarders, testbeds, and applications using named content rather than host-addressed connections.
lookups: 0rank 994
added: 2026-08-25
updated: 2026-08-25
references: IANA service name registry — port 9695

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Port :9695Content-Centric Networking (CCNx)

Technical Details

Security Information

Related Ports

Port 9695Content-Centric Networking (CCNx)