WHATPORT(7004) whatport.net WHATPORT(7004)
7004

AFS Authentication Server (kaserver)

AFS's legacy built-in Kerberos v4 authentication server — long deprecated in OpenAFS.

TCP UDP IANA registry

Description

IANA registers 7004 as afs3-kaserver, the AFS/Kerberos authentication service. The kaserver was AFS's own Kerberos v4 key distribution centre, issuing the tokens an AFS client needs before a file server will serve it. OpenAFS deprecated it in favour of a real Kerberos 5 KDC (MIT or Heimdal), so a live 7004 usually means an old, unmigrated AFS cell rather than a current deployment. AFS traffic here is Rx over UDP, so a TCP-only scan will typically show nothing even when the service is running.

Exposed to the internet?

Do not expose

Kerberos v4 is obsolete and its key exchange is not considered sound; a reachable kaserver is an authentication service that should have been retired, not firewalled.

Check it yourself

$ sudo nmap -sU -p 7004 TARGET

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