Well-known · Cross-platform

88 Kerberos

TCP Yes
UDP Yes
SCTP
DCCP

What it is

Kerberos authentication ticket exchange (KDC).

When / why

Critical for Active Directory and Linux Kerberos realms — domain controllers listen here on TCP and UDP.

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

Well-known (0–1023). System port for a core service. On Unix-like systems, binding it requires superuser privileges.

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