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What is a Port?

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A logical opening in a computer that represents a service or application.

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What Are the 3 groups of ports and their numbered ranges?

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-Well-known (0 to 1,023)
- registered (1,024 to 49,151)
- Ephemeral (49,152 to 65,535)

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What is IANA

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“Internet Assigned Numbers Authority”

Well known ports and Reserved ports are registered with IANA

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Ephemeral Ports

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Temporary ports that are opened for a small period of time within a predefined range of ports.

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What are the sizes for TCP and UDP Packet headers?

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UDP = 8b
TCP = 20-60b

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TCP

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“Transfer Control Protocol”
fundamental protocol that consists of a set of rules that govern data exchange

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what is a DDoS attack?

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“Distributed Denial of Service”
A network of compromised computers is used to generate a significant amount of traffic.

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Ping of Death

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An attacker exploits a vulnerability to send malformed or oversized packets using ICMP.

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ICMP

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“Internet Control Message Protocol”
network layer protocol used to diagnose network related issues and send information to a host about network problems.

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What are times when ICMP can be used?

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  • Indicating when a host or service is unreachable
  • Report when a packet’s time to live has expired
  • Router Buffer issues
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What is the Max size of an IP packet?

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65,535 bytes

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What protocol/service uses port 80?

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“Hypertext Transfer Protocol”(HTTP)

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What is HTTP

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“Hypertext Transfer Protocol”(HTTP)
- web browsing protocol
- data is sent in plain text
- not secure

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What protocol/service uses port 443?

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“Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure” (HTTPS)

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What is HTTPS

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secure web browsing protocol that encrypts data by sending it down an SSL or TLS tunnel.

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What are the three Main email protocols?

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  • SMTP
  • POP3
  • IMAP
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SMTP

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“Simple mail transfer protocol”
- Standard email protocol
- operates over Port 25
- used to transmit outbound emails
- Send only
- insecure (plain text)

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SMTPS

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SMTP that uses SSL or TLS to encrypt sent data.

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What protocol/service uses port 25?

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SMTP

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What protocol/service uses ports 465 or 587?

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SMTPS

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POP3

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“Post Office Protocol”
- used to receive/download emails from server to client
- operates over Port 110
- insecure protocol

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What protocol/service uses port 110?

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POP3

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What protocol/service uses port 995?

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POP3S

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IMAP

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“Internet Message Access Protocol”
- Allows users to manage emails directly on the email server
- uses Port 143
- Receives emails
- Insecure

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What protocol/service uses port 143?
IMAP
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What protocol/service uses port 993?
IMAPS
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What are the 4 File transfer protocols?
- FTP - SFTP - TFTP - SMB
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FTP
"File Transfer Protocol" - used for file transfer between client and server - operates over ports 20 & 21 - 20 actual data transfer - 21 send control command - not secure - can be used over IP
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SFTP
Secure version of FTP that uses SSH and operates over port 22 - can be used over IP
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TFTP
"Trivial File Transfer Protocol" - Simpler FTP - uses Port 69 - used to send files with minimal security
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SMB
"Server Message Block" - Allows computer apps to read and write files, and request services from the server programs - uses port 445 - exclusively used on a LAN
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What protocol/service uses port 20/21?
FTP
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What protocol/service uses port 22?
SFTP/SSH
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What protocol/service uses port 69?
TFTP
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What protocol/service uses port 445?
SMB
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What are the 3 Remote Access Protocols?
- SSH - Telnet - RDP
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SSH
"Secure Shell" - provides a secure encrypted channel over an unsecure network - uses port 22 - text based
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Telnet
- uses port 23 - Allows a user on one computer to remotely login to another computer. - insecure - older protocol - text based
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RDP
"Remote Desktop Protocol" - MS remote access protocol that has a GUI to windows based systems. - uses port 3389 (TCP)
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What protocol/service uses port 3389?
RDP
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What protocol/service uses port 23?
Telnet
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What are some key network service protocols?
- DNS - DHCP - SQL - SNMP - Syslog
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DNS
"Domain Name System" - Translates domain names to IP addresses and vice versa - uses port 53 - operates on both TCP and UDP - UDP for small messages, TCP for large messages
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DHCP
"Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol" - used to automate the assignment of IP addresses, subnets, mass gateways and other network params to a client device - listens on port 67, responds on port 68 using UDP
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SQL Services
Protocols used by database servers to manage queries and control operations from client applications requesting them.
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What are the 2 most common SQL services and their ports?
- Microsoft SQL (Port 1433) - MySQL (Port 3306)
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SNMP
"Simple Network Management Protocol" - used to configure and collect data from network devices like servers, printers, hubs, switches, and routers - uses ports 161 and 162 - 161 for SNMP managers - 162 for Agents
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Syslog
"System Logging" - message logging standard that allows for devices on a network to send event messages to an event message collector (Syslog Server) - operates over port 514 - uses UDP or TCP
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What protocol/service uses port 53?
DNS
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What protocol/service uses ports 67/68?
DHCP 67- listening 68- Responding
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What protocol/service uses port 1433?
Microsoft SQL
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What protocol/service uses port 3306?
MySQL
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What protocol/service uses port 161/162?
SNMP 161- Managers 162- Agents
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What protocol/service uses port 514?
Syslog
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NTP
"Network Time Protocol" - Used to sync the clocks of a computer over a given network - operates over port 123 using UDP
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SIP
"Session Initiation Protocol" - used to start, maintain and stop real-time sessions - most commonly used with VoIP - operates over ports 5060 and 5061 - 5060 for un-encrypted signals (TCP, UDP) - 5061 for encrypted signals (TCP)
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LDAP
"Lightweight Directory Access Protocol" - Used for accessing and maintaining directory information services over an IP network. - uses port 389 (TCP, UDP) - insecure
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LDAPS
Secure version of LDAP that uses SSL. Newer versions use TLS - uses port 636 (TCP)
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What protocol/service uses port 123?
NTP
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What protocol/service uses ports 5060/5061?
SIP 5060 - unencrypted 5061 - encrypted
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What protocol/service uses port 389?
LDAP
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What protocol/service uses port 636?
LDAPS
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