- Bind the service to localhost or a private network, never to a public address.
- Enable authentication, use per-application accounts and require TLS.
- Watch for exposed Docker ports: publish them on 127.0.0.1 only.
Databases & caches ports
SQL and NoSQL databases, search engines and caches. 123 ports, most common first.
Securing databases & caches services
Other port categories
Web /tools/ports/category/web Remote access /tools/ports/category/remote-access File transfer & sharing /tools/ports/category/file-transfer Email /tools/ports/category/email Directory & authentication /tools/ports/category/directory-auth Network services /tools/ports/category/network-services VPN, tunnels & proxies /tools/ports/category/vpn-tunnels Messaging & queues /tools/ports/category/messaging Voice & chat /tools/ports/category/voice-chat Media & streaming /tools/ports/category/media IoT & industrial (ICS) /tools/ports/category/iot-ics DevOps, cloud & containers /tools/ports/category/devops Monitoring & logging /tools/ports/category/monitoring Gaming /tools/ports/category/gaming Other services /tools/ports/category/other