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111 RPCbind

RPCbind maps ONC RPC services to dynamic ports and often appears on Unix and NFS-heavy networks.

Security Context

Port 111 is high-risk when broadly exposed. Treat it as an attack-surface decision, not just a connectivity setting, and confirm whether the listener truly needs to be reachable.

  • !Exposed RPC services broaden reconnaissance and lateral-movement surface area.

Nmap Check

Use a version probe first so you confirm whether the expected service is really what is listening on this port.

nmap -sS -sU -p 111 <host>

Firewall Commands

UFW
sudo ufw allow 111/tcp
sudo ufw allow 111/udp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 111 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 111 -j ACCEPT

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