Port 9955AllJoyn Multiplexed Constrained Messaging (MCM)

UDP contact port assigned for AllJoyn Multiplexed Constrained Messaging (MCM).

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

also known as alljoyn-mcm

1 other service is registered on port 9955. compare all 2 →

Technical Details

what runs on :9955

AllJoyn Multiplexed Constrained Messaging (MCM) is registered on port :9955 over udp to Qualcomm Innovation Center, assigned March 2012. 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 :9955

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -ulpn 'sport = :9955'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :9955

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :9955

another host

sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:9955 <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 :9955

risk score

1/ 10safe

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

iot averages 3.4 across 183 ports — this one sits 2.4 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

udp

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

security overview

no security notes recorded for :9955 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :9955
service: AllJoyn Multiplexed Constrained Messaging (MCM)
transport: UDP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: IoT
usage: IANA assigns UDP/9955 as the contact port for AllJoyn Multiplexed Constrained Messaging, registered to Qualcomm Innovation Center. It is not commonly observed as an internet-facing service.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-16
updated: 2026-10-16
references: IANA service name registry — port 9955

Something wrong?

This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 9955. 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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risk mix of the 8 listed

caution100%

1 of 8 encrypted

Port :9955AllJoyn Multiplexed Constrained Messaging (MCM)

Technical Details

Security Information

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Port 9955AllJoyn Multiplexed Constrained Messaging (MCM)