Dynamic · Cross-platform

62078 Apple lockdownd

TCP Unofficial
UDP
SCTP
DCCP

What it is

Apple lockdownd — iPhone/iPad device communication.

When / why

USB/Wi-Fi sync and management of iOS devices.

Protocol status detail

TransportStatusMeaning
TCP Unofficial Not assigned by IANA, but standardized, specified, or widely used on this port.
UDP Not applicable for this transport.
SCTP Not applicable for this transport.
DCCP Not applicable for this transport.

Port range

Dynamic / private (49152–65535). Cannot be IANA-registered; used for ephemeral allocation and custom services.

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Firewall rules for port 62078

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 62078

Allow TCP 62078 (Apple lockdownd). 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="62078" protocol="tcp" accept'

Allow TCP 62078 (Apple lockdownd) from <source>. Run 'firewall-cmd --reload' afterwards.

nftables

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr <source> tcp dport 62078 accept

Allow TCP 62078 (Apple lockdownd). Assumes table 'inet filter' with an 'input' chain.

iptables

sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s <source> --dport 62078 -j ACCEPT

Allow TCP 62078 (Apple lockdownd). Persist with iptables-save/netfilter-persistent.

Azure NSG

az network nsg rule create -g <resource-group> --nsg-name <nsg> -n Allow-applelockdownd-62078 --priority 1000 --access Allow --direction Inbound --protocol TCP --source-address-prefixes <source> --destination-port-ranges 62078

Inbound rule for 62078 (Apple lockdownd). 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=62078,ToPort=62078,IpRanges="[{CidrIp=<source-cidr>}]"

Inbound TCP 62078 (Apple lockdownd). Replace <source-cidr> (e.g. 10.0.0.0/16).

GCP firewall

gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-applelockdownd-62078 --direction=INGRESS --action=ALLOW --rules=tcp:62078 --source-ranges=<source-cidr> --network=<network>

Ingress rule for 62078 (Apple lockdownd). Scope with --source-ranges and optionally --target-tags.

Windows netsh

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Allow Apple lockdownd 62078/TCP" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=62078 remoteip=<source>

Inbound TCP 62078 (Apple lockdownd). Set remoteip to a host/subnet; 'any' is discouraged.

Windows PowerShell

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow Apple lockdownd 62078/TCP" -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 62078 -RemoteAddress <source>

Inbound TCP 62078 (Apple lockdownd). 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.