Apple File Services Protocol

Detection Information

The following page provides information on the Apple File Services Protocol.

Protocol Description

The Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) is part of Apple File Service (AFS). It offers filer services for macOS and classic Mac OS.

Full Name

Apple Filing Protocol

Abbreviation

AFP

Introduced

Version 2.88

Port Statistics

IP Protocol	Flow Percent
TCP 548	100%

Port Reference - RFC

TCP 548 - AFP Over TCP
UDP 548 - AFP Over TCP

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Related Protocols

A list of related protocols is below. List of all protocols.

Category	Name	Tag
File Server	FTP Control	ftp-control	Details
File Server	NFS	nfs	Details
File Server	Windows SMB v1	smb	Details
File Server	FTPS Control	ftps-control	Details
File Server	Windows SMB v2/v3	smbv23	Details
File Server	TFTP	tftp	Details
File Server	Rsync	rsync	Details
File Server	FTP Data	ftp-data	Details
File Server	FTPS Data	ftps-data	Details

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