Registered · Cross-platform

5432 PostgreSQL

TCP Yes
UDP Assigned
SCTP
DCCP

What it is

PostgreSQL database server.

When / why

App-to-database. Bind internally; enforce TLS and pg_hba rules.

Protocol status detail

TransportStatusMeaning
TCP Yes Assigned by IANA and standardized, specified, or widely used on this port.
UDP Assigned Assigned by IANA, but not 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 5432

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

ufw

sudo ufw allow proto tcp from <source> to any port 5432

Allow TCP 5432 (PostgreSQL). 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="5432" protocol="tcp" accept'

Allow TCP 5432 (PostgreSQL) from <source>. Run 'firewall-cmd --reload' afterwards.

nftables

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr <source> tcp dport 5432 accept

Allow TCP 5432 (PostgreSQL). Assumes table 'inet filter' with an 'input' chain.

iptables

sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s <source> --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT

Allow TCP 5432 (PostgreSQL). Persist with iptables-save/netfilter-persistent.

Azure NSG

az network nsg rule create -g <resource-group> --nsg-name <nsg> -n Allow-postgresql-5432 --priority 1000 --access Allow --direction Inbound --protocol TCP --source-address-prefixes <source> --destination-port-ranges 5432

Inbound rule for 5432 (PostgreSQL). 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=5432,ToPort=5432,IpRanges="[{CidrIp=<source-cidr>}]"

Inbound TCP 5432 (PostgreSQL). Replace <source-cidr> (e.g. 10.0.0.0/16).

GCP firewall

gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-postgresql-5432 --direction=INGRESS --action=ALLOW --rules=tcp:5432 --source-ranges=<source-cidr> --network=<network>

Ingress rule for 5432 (PostgreSQL). Scope with --source-ranges and optionally --target-tags.

Windows netsh

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Allow PostgreSQL 5432/TCP" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=5432 remoteip=<source>

Inbound TCP 5432 (PostgreSQL). Set remoteip to a host/subnet; 'any' is discouraged.

Windows PowerShell

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow PostgreSQL 5432/TCP" -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 5432 -RemoteAddress <source>

Inbound TCP 5432 (PostgreSQL). 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.