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587 SMTP Submission

Port 587 is the standard authenticated submission port for outbound email clients and apps.

Security Context

Port 587 is commonly expected on managed infrastructure, but it still needs scoped exposure, TLS where applicable, and service-specific hardening.

Nmap Check

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

nmap -sV -p 587 <host>

Firewall Commands

UFW
sudo ufw allow 587/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 587 -j ACCEPT

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