Common Ports and Services

Reference table of commonly encountered ports and their associated services, important for network security assessments.

PortServiceSecurity Notes
20/21FTPUnencrypted, avoid
22SSHSecure if configured properly
23TelnetUnencrypted, never use
25SMTPOften misconfigured
53DNSVulnerable to amplification attacks
80HTTPRedirect to HTTPS
443HTTPSPreferred
3306MySQLShould not be exposed
5432PostgreSQLShould not be exposed
8080HTTP ProxyOften exposed accidentally