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465

SMTPS

TCP
Email Medium Risk
SMTP over SSL — encrypted email submission, now deprecated in favor of STARTTLS

🔍 How to Scan Port 465

nmap -sV -p 465 target
nmap -sV -sC --script=banner -p 465 target
nc -zv target 465

🛡️ Security Considerations

  • Scan port 465 with nmap -sV to identify the exact service and version
  • If SMTPS is not needed, close or firewall this port immediately
  • Check for default credentials if a management interface runs on this port
  • Use searchsploit smtps to find known exploits
  • Monitor traffic on port 465 with Wireshark or tcpdump for anomalies
  • Ensure the service is patched to the latest version to prevent known CVE exploitation

🔗 Related Email Ports

Port 25
SMTP
Port 110
POP3
Port 143
IMAP
Port 587
SMTP-Submission
Port 691
MS-Exchange
Port 993
IMAPS
Port 995
POP3S
Port 2525
SMTP-Alt
Port 7071
Zimbra
Port 7078
Zimbra-LMTP

📍 Nearby Ports

Port 460
Port-460
Port 461
Port-461
Port 462
Port-462
Port 463
Port-463
Port 464
Kerberos-Change
Port 466
Port-466
Port 467
Port-467
Port 468
Port-468
Port 469
Port-469
Port 470
Port-470
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