Registered · Windows

3389 RDP

TCP Yes
UDP Yes
SCTP
DCCP

What it is

Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol.

When / why

Windows remote desktop/admin. A top ransomware entry point — gate behind VPN/RD Gateway, never raw internet exposure.

Protocol status detail

TransportStatusMeaning
TCP Yes Assigned by IANA and standardized, specified, or widely used on this port.
UDP Yes Assigned by IANA and standardized, specified, or widely used on this port.
SCTP Not applicable for this transport.
DCCP Not applicable for this transport.

Port range

Registered (1024–49151). Assigned by IANA on request; usable without elevated privileges on most systems.

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Firewall rules for port 3389

Copy-ready inbound rules for the active transports. Replace every <source> placeholder with the specific host, subnet, or CIDR that should reach this port.

⚠ High exposure risk — this service should never be reachable from untrusted networks. Scope the rule to a management subnet or VPN.

ufw

sudo ufw allow proto tcp from <source> to any port 3389

Allow TCP 3389 (RDP). Replace <source> with the network/host that should reach it.

sudo ufw allow proto udp from <source> to any port 3389

Allow UDP 3389 (RDP). Replace <source> with the network/host that should reach it.

firewalld

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-rich-rule='rule family="ipv4" source address="<source>" port port="3389" protocol="tcp" accept'

Allow TCP 3389 (RDP) from <source>. Run 'firewall-cmd --reload' afterwards.

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-rich-rule='rule family="ipv4" source address="<source>" port port="3389" protocol="udp" accept'

Allow UDP 3389 (RDP) from <source>. Run 'firewall-cmd --reload' afterwards.

nftables

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr <source> tcp dport 3389 accept

Allow TCP 3389 (RDP). Assumes table 'inet filter' with an 'input' chain.

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr <source> udp dport 3389 accept

Allow UDP 3389 (RDP). Assumes table 'inet filter' with an 'input' chain.

iptables

sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s <source> --dport 3389 -j ACCEPT

Allow TCP 3389 (RDP). Persist with iptables-save/netfilter-persistent.

sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp -s <source> --dport 3389 -j ACCEPT

Allow UDP 3389 (RDP). Persist with iptables-save/netfilter-persistent.

Azure NSG

az network nsg rule create -g <resource-group> --nsg-name <nsg> -n Allow-rdp-3389 --priority 1000 --access Allow --direction Inbound --protocol "*" --source-address-prefixes <source> --destination-port-ranges 3389

Inbound rule for 3389 (RDP). Set <source> to a CIDR; lower priority number = higher precedence.

AWS Security Group

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress --group-id <sg-id> --ip-permissions IpProtocol=tcp,FromPort=3389,ToPort=3389,IpRanges="[{CidrIp=<source-cidr>}]"

Inbound TCP 3389 (RDP). Replace <source-cidr> (e.g. 10.0.0.0/16).

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress --group-id <sg-id> --ip-permissions IpProtocol=udp,FromPort=3389,ToPort=3389,IpRanges="[{CidrIp=<source-cidr>}]"

Inbound UDP 3389 (RDP). Replace <source-cidr> (e.g. 10.0.0.0/16).

GCP firewall

gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-rdp-3389 --direction=INGRESS --action=ALLOW --rules=tcp:3389,udp:3389 --source-ranges=<source-cidr> --network=<network>

Ingress rule for 3389 (RDP). Scope with --source-ranges and optionally --target-tags.

Windows netsh

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Allow RDP 3389/TCP" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=3389 remoteip=<source>

Inbound TCP 3389 (RDP). Set remoteip to a host/subnet; 'any' is discouraged.

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Allow RDP 3389/UDP" dir=in action=allow protocol=UDP localport=3389 remoteip=<source>

Inbound UDP 3389 (RDP). Set remoteip to a host/subnet; 'any' is discouraged.

Windows PowerShell

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow RDP 3389/TCP" -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 3389 -RemoteAddress <source>

Inbound TCP 3389 (RDP). Replace <source> with a host or subnet.

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow RDP 3389/UDP" -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 3389 -RemoteAddress <source>

Inbound UDP 3389 (RDP). Replace <source> with a host or subnet.

Rules are generated only for transports marked active for this port. They default to an inbound allow with an explicit source placeholder — never any. Review direction, scope, and rule precedence before applying in production.