Containers and orchestration ports
Overview
Container APIs are high-value targets because they can start workloads or read secrets. Keep them on a private network and require mutual TLS or strong authentication.
Ports in this category10
Range coveredAll registry ranges
All Containers and orchestration 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1775 | VDAB | TCP | Standard/Low | data interchange between visual processing containers |
| 2375 | DOCKER | TCP | High | Docker REST API (plain text) |
| 2376 | DOCKER-S | TCP | Medium | Docker REST API (ssl) |
| 2377 | SWARM | TCP | Standard/Low | RPC interface for Docker Swarm |
| 2379 | ETCD-CLIENT | TCP | High | etcd client communication |
| 2380 | ETCD-SERVER | TCP | High | etcd server to server communication |
| 4665 | CONTCLIENTMS | TCP / UDP | Standard/Low | Container Client Message Service |
| 5638 | FLCRS | TCP | Standard/Low | Symantec Fingerprint Lookup and Container Reference Service |
| 6443 | KUBERNETES API | TCP / UDP | Medium | Service Registry Default HTTPS Domain |
| 10250 | KUBERNETES KUBELET | TCP | High | Kubernetes kubelet HTTPS API port on each node (community convention; not IANA-assigned) |
Other categories
Authentication and access 19Caching and in-memory stores 10DNS and naming 10Databases 54Development servers 13Directory services 14Email 26File transfer and sharing 27Gaming 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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