File transfer and sharing ports
Overview
File services expose data directly. Prefer encrypted protocols, restrict exports to known hosts, and audit anonymous or guest access.
Ports in this category27
Range coveredAll registry ranges
All File transfer and sharing port numbers
Every port below is assigned to this category in the registry or by a widely used convention. Open a port for its check and block commands, risk rating and troubleshooting notes.
| Port | Service | Transport | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | FTP-DATA | TCP / UDP / SCTP | Medium | File Transfer [Default Data] |
| 21 | FTP | TCP / UDP / SCTP | Medium | File Transfer Protocol [Control] |
| 69 | TFTP | TCP / UDP | High | Trivial File Transfer |
| 115 | SFTP | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | Simple File Transfer Protocol |
| 152 | BFTP | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | Background File Transfer Program |
| 215 | SOFTPC | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | Insignia Solutions |
| 247 | SUBNTBCST-TFTP | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | SUBNTBCST_TFTP IANA assigned this well-formed service name as a replacement for "subntbcst_tftp". |
| 349 | MFTP | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | mftp |
| 487 | SAFT | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | saft Simple Asynchronous File Transfer |
| 574 | FTP-AGENT | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | FTP Software Agent System |
| 608 | SIFT-UFT | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | Sender-Initiated/Unsolicited File Transfer |
| 662 | PFTP | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | PFTP |
| 873 | RSYNC | TCP / UDP | Medium | rsync |
| 989 | FTPS-DATA | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | ftp protocol, data, over TLS/SSL |
| 990 | FTPS | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | ftp protocol, control, over TLS/SSL |
| 1120 | BNETFILE | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | Battle.net File Transfer Protocol |
| 1651 | SHIVA-CONFSRVR | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | shiva_confsrvr IANA assigned this well-formed service name as a replacement for "shiva_confsrvr". |
| 1818 | ETFTP | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | Enhanced Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
| 2049 | NFS | TCP / UDP / SCTP | High | Network File System - Sun Microsystems |
| 2175 | AIRSYNC | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | Microsoft Desktop AirSync Protocol |
| 2257 | SIMPLE-TX-RX | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | simple text/file transfer |
| 5233 | ENFS | TCP | Standard/Low | Etinnae Network File Service |
| 7117 | ROTHAGA | TCP | Standard/Low | Encrypted chat and file transfer service |
| 20048 | MOUNTD | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | NFS mount protocol |
| 20049 | NFSRDMA | TCP / UDP / SCTP | Standard/Low | Network File System (NFS) over RDMA |
| 22537 | CALDSOFT-BACKUP | TCP | Standard/Low | CaldSoft Backup server file transfer |
| 37601 | EFTP | TCP | Standard/Low | Epipole File Transfer Protocol |
Other categories
Authentication and access 19Caching and in-memory stores 10Containers and orchestration 10DNS and naming 10Databases 54Development servers 13Directory services 14Email 26Gaming 6Infrastructure and administration 30IoT and device telemetry 7Message queues and streaming 17Monitoring and metrics 29Networking and proxies 31Printing 19RPC and service APIs 14Remote access 29Time synchronization 10VPN and tunnelling 10Voice and real-time media 29Web and HTTP 62Windows networking 14
Primary data: IANA Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry, plus clearly marked community conventions.
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