NNTPS Protocol

This page provides information on the NNTPS Protocol detected by the Netify DPI engine. The protocol operates on TCP port 563 and UDP port 563, both officially registered with the IANA.

Protocol Description

The secure Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) is an application protocol used for transporting Usenet news articles and binaries between servers and user client applications.

Please see the protocol catalog page for information on other protocols detected by Netify DPI.

Protocol Details

ID
259
Full Name
Secure Network News Transfer Protocol
Abbreviation
NNTPS
Category Tag
file-sharing
Category
File Sharing
Home Page
NNTPS
Introduced
Version 4.1.1

Protocol Ports - RFC

TCP 563
NNTP Protocol Over TLS/SSL (was Snntp)
UDP 563
NNTP Protocol Over TLS/SSL (was Snntp)

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