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Protocols & Ports
Popular Application Layer Protocols and their TCP and/or UDP Ports
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol - Transfers files w/ a remote host (typically requires authentication of user credentials) |
| FTP | transfers files with a remote host (typically requires authentication of user credentials) |
| File Transfer Protocol | transfers files with a remote host (typically requires authentication of user credentials) |
| SSH | Secure Shell |
| SSH | Secure Shell: Securely connects to a remote host (typically via a terminal emulator) |
| SSH | Securely connects to a remote host (typically via a terminal emulator) |
| Secure shell | Securely connects to a remote host (typically via a terminal emulator) |
| FTP | TCP Port 20 |
| FTP | TCP Port 21 |
| FTP | TCP Ports 20 & 21 |
| File Transfer Protocol | TCP Port 20 |
| File Transfer Protocol | TCP Port 21 |
| File Transfer Protocol | TCP Ports 20 & 21 |
| SSH | TCP Port 22 |
| Secure Shell | TCP Port 22 |
| SFTP | Secure File Transfer Protocol: Provides FTP file transfer service over an SSH connection |
| SFTP | Provides FTP file transfer service over an SSH connection |
| SFTP | TCP Port 22 |
| Secure File Transfer Protocol | Provides FTP file transfer service over an SSH connection |
| Secure File Transfer Protocol | TCP Port 22 |
| SCP | Secure Copy |
| SFTP | Secure File Transfer Protocol |
| SCP | Secure Copy: Provides a secure file-transfer service over an SSH connection & offers a file's original date & time information, which is not available w/ FTP |
| SCP | Provides a secure file-transfer service over an SSH connection & offers a file's original date & time information, which is not available w/ FTP |
| Secure Copy | Provides a secure file-transfer service over an SSH connection & offers a file's original date & time information, which is not available w/ FTP |
| SCP | TCP Port 22 |
| Secure Copy | TCP Port 22 |
| Telnet | Used to connect to a remote host (typically via a terminal emulator) |
| Telnet | TCP Port 23 |
| SSH, SFTP, and SCP use this | TCP Port 22 |
| rsh | Remote Shell |
| rsh | Remote Shell: Allows commands to be executed on a computer from a remote user |
| rsh | Allows commands to be executed on a computer from a remote user |
| rsh | TCP Port 514 |
| Remote Shell | Allows commands to be executed on a computer from a remote user |
| Remote Shell | TCP Port 514 |
| DNS | Domain Name System |
| DNS | Domain Name System: Resolves domain names to corresponding IP addresses |
| DNS | Resolves domain names to corresponding IP addresses |
| Domain Name System | Resolves domain names to corresponding IP addresses |
| DNS | TCP/UDP Port 53 |
| Domain Name System | TCP/UDP Port 53 |
| Net BIOS | Network Basic Input/Output System: Provides network communication services for LANs that use Net BIOS |
| Net BIOS | Provides network communication services for LANs that use Net BIOS |
| Net BIOS | TCP Port 139 |
| Net BIOS | UDP Ports 137 & 138 |
| Net Bios | TCP Port 139 & UDP Ports 137 & 138 |
| Network Basic Input/Output System | Provides network communication services for LANs that use Net BIOS |
| Network Basic Input/Output System | TCP Port 139 |
| Network Basic Input/Output System | UDP Ports 137 & 138 |
| Network Basic Input/Output System | TCP Port 139 & UDP Ports 137 & 138 |
| SMB | Server Message Block: used to share files, printers, and other network resources |
| SMB | used to share files, printers, and other network resources |
| SMB | TCP Port 445 |
| Server Message Block | used to share files, printers, and other network resources |
| Server Message Block | TCP Port 445 |
| Trivial File Transfer Protocol | UDP Port 69 |
| Trivial File Transfer Protocol | Transfers files w/ a remote host (doesn't require authentication of user credentials) |
| TFTP | Transfers files w/ a remote host (doesn't require authentication of user credentials) |
| TFTP | UDP Port 69 |
| TFTP | Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
| TFTP | Trivial File Transfer Protocol - Transfers files w/ a remote host (doesn't require authentication of user credentials) |
| DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| DHCP | UDP Port 67 & 68 |
| DHCP | Dynamically assigns IP address information (i.e. IP address, Subnet mask, DNS server IP, and default gateway IP address) to a network device |
| Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol | Dynamically assigns IP address information (i.e. IP address, Subnet mask, DNS server IP, and default gateway IP address) to a network device |
| Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol | UDP Port 67 & 68 |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| HTTP | retrieves content from a web server |
| HTTP | TCP Port 80 |
| Hypertext Transfer Protocol | TCP Port 80 |
| Hypertext Transfer Protocol | retrieves content from a web server |
| HTTPS | Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure |
| HTTPS | TCP Port 443 |
| HTTPS | securely retrieves content from a web server |
| Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure | TCP Port 443 |
| Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure | securely retrieves content from a web server |
| SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
| SMTP | TCP Port 25 |
| SMTP | Used for sending e-mail |
| SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol - used for sending e-mail |
| POP3 | Post Office Protocol Version 3: Retrieves e-mail from an e-mail server |
| Simple Mail Transfer Protocol | TCP Port 25 |
| Simple Mail Transfer Protocol | Used for sending e-mail |
| POP3 | TCP Port 110 |
| POP3 | Post Office Protocol Version 3 |
| POP3 | Retrieves e-mail from an e-mail server |
| Post Office Protocol Version 3 | Retrieves e-mail from an e-mail server |
| Post Office Protocol Version 3 | TCP Port 110 |
| IMAP | Internet Message Access Protocol |
| IMAP | TCP Port 143 |
| IMAP | Retrieves e-mail from an e-mail server |
| IMAP | Internet Message Access Protocol: Retrieves e-mail from an e-mail server |
| Internet Message Access Protocol | TCP Port 143 |
| Internet Message Access Protocol | Retrieves e-mail from an e-mail server |
| IMAP4 | Internet Message Access Protocol Version 4 |
| IMAP4 | TCP Port 143 |
| IMAP & IMAP4 | TCP Port 143 |
| IMAP4 | Retrieves e-mail from an e-mail server |
| Internet Message Access Protocol Version 4 | Retrieves e-mail from an e-mail server |
| Internet Message Access Protocol Version 4 | TCP Port 143 |
| NNTP | Network News Transport Protocol |
| NNTP | Supports the posting & reading of articles on Usenet news servers |
| NNTP | TCP Port 119 |
| Network News Transport Protocol | TCP Port 119 |
| Network News Transport Protocol | Supports the posting & reading of articles on Usenet news servers |
| NTP | Network Time Protocol |
| NTP | TCP Port 123 |
| NTP | Used by a network device to synchronize its clock with a time server (NTP server) |
| Network Time Protocol | Used by a network device to synchronize its clock with a time server (NTP server) |
| Network Time Protocol | TCP Port 123 |
| SNTP | Supports time synchronization among network devices, like NTP, but it uses a less complex algorithm in its calculation and is slightly less accurate than NTP |
| SNTP | Simple Network Time Protocol |
| SNTP | TCP Port 123 |
| NTP & SNTP | TCP Port 123 |
| Simple Network Time Protocol | Supports time synchronization among network devices, like NTP, but it uses a less complex algorithm in its calculation and is slightly less accurate than NTP |
| Simple Network Time Protocol | TCP Port 123 |
| LDAP | TCP Port 389 |
| LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
| LDAP | Provides directory services (i.e. a user directory - including username, password, e-mail, & phone number information) to network clients |
| Lightweight Directory Access Protocol | Provides directory services (i.e. a user directory - including username, password, e-mail, & phone number information) to network clients |
| Lightweight Directory Access Protocol | TCP Port 389 |
| RTSP | Real Time Streaming Protocol |
| RTSP | TCP/UDP Port 554 |
| RTSP | Communicates with a media server (i.e. video server) & controls the play back of the server's media files |
| Real Time Streaming Protocol | Communicates with a media server (i.e. video server) & controls the play back of the server's media files |
| Real Time Streaming Protocol | TCP/UDP Port 554 |
| RDP | Remote Desktop Protocol |
| RDP | TCP Port 3389 |
| RDP | A Microsoft protocol that allows a user to view & control the desktop of a remote computer |
| Remote Desktop Protocol | TCP Port 3389 |
| Remote Desktop Protocol | A Microsoft protocol that allows a user to view & control the desktop of a remote computer |
| SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol |
| SNMP | UDP Port 161 |
| SNMP | Used to monitor & manage network devices |
| Simple Network Management Protocol | Used to monitor & manage network devices |
| Simple Network Management Protocol | UDP Port 161 |
| SNMP Trap | Simple Network Management Protocol Trap |
| SNMP Trap | TCP/UDP Port 162 |
| SNMP Trap | Used to monitor and manage network devices |
| Simple Network Management Protocol Trap | TCP/UDP Port 162 |
| Simple Network Management Protocol Trap | Used to monitor and manage network devices |
| SIP | Session Initiation Protocol |
| SIP | TCP Port 5061 |
| SIP | UDP Port 5060 |
| SIP | TCP Port 5061 & UDP Port 5060 |
| SIP | Used to create and end sessions for one or more media connections, including VOIP calls |
| Session Initiation Protocol | TCP Port 5061 |
| Session Initiation Protocol | UDP Port 5060 |
| Session Initiation Protocol | TCP Port 5061 & UDP Port 5060 |
| Session Initiation Protocol | Used to create and end sessions for one or more media connections, including VOIP calls |
| MGCP | Media Gateway Control Protocol |
| MGCP | Used as a call control & communication protocol for VOIP networks |
| MGCP | UDP Ports 2427 & 2727 |
| Media Gateway Control Protocol | Used as a call control & communication protocol for VOIP networks |
| Media Gateway Control Protocol | UDP Ports 2427 & 2727 |
| H.323 | A signaling protocol that provides multimedia communications over a network |
| H.323 | TCP Port 1720 |
| RTP | Real-Time Transport Protocol |
| RTP | TCP/UDP 5004 & 5005 |
| RTP | Used for delivering media-based data over networks, such as VOIP |
| Real-Time Transport Protocol | TCP/UDP 5004 & 5005 |
| Real-Time Transport Protocol | Used for delivering media-based data over networks, such as VOIP |
| Kerberos | UDP 88 |
| Kerberos | Authentication over an unsecured network |
| LDAPS | TCP/UDP 636 |