- Container and orchestration APIs give full control of hosts: require mutual TLS and RBAC.
- Never expose them to the Internet.
- Rotate tokens and certificates and audit who has access.
Port 5300: HA cluster heartbeat
Port 5300 is assigned by IANA to hacl-hb (HA cluster heartbeat).
How hacl-hb works
DevOps, cloud & containersCommands sent to port 5300 create and control containers or cluster resources on the host.
- Transport
- TCP · UDP
- Exposure risk
- not rated depends on the program listening
- Encryption
- Unknownnot stated by the registry
- IANA status
- Assigned1 registered service
- Range
- Registered (1024-49151)
- Category
- DevOps, cloud & containers
Is port 5300 dangerous?
We have no specific security note for port 5300. Its risk depends on the program actually listening on it. General advice for devops, cloud & containers services:
IANA registry entries for port 5300
| Service | Port | Transport | Description | Reference | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hacl-hb | 5300 | TCP, UDP | HA cluster heartbeat | - | - |
// source: IANA service name and port number registry
Which program uses port 5300, and is it reachable?
Linux
sudo ss -ltnup 'sport = :5300' # process listening on 5300
sudo lsof -nP -i :5300macOS
sudo lsof -nP -i :5300
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 5300 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress, OwningProcess Get-NetUDPEndpoint -LocalPort 5300 netstat -ano | findstr :5300
From another machine
nmap -p 5300 -sV <host> sudo nmap -sU -p 5300 <host> nc -zv <host> 5300
Block it in the firewall
sudo ufw deny 5300/tcp # Linux (ufw) New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Block 5300" -Direction Inbound -LocalPort 5300 -Protocol TCP -Action Block # Windows
What is port 5300 used for?
Port 5300 is assigned by IANA to hacl-hb (HA cluster heartbeat).
Is port 5300 TCP or UDP?
Port 5300 is registered for TCP and UDP.
Is it safe to open port 5300?
It depends on the program that listens on it. Open it only for a service you know and only to the networks that need it. Container and orchestration APIs give full control of hosts: require mutual TLS and RBAC.
How do I check if port 5300 is open?
On Linux run "ss -ltnup 'sport = :5300'", on macOS "lsof -nP -i :5300", and on Windows "netstat -ano | findstr :5300" to see the local process. From another machine, "nmap -p 5300 <host>" shows whether it is reachable.