Port 1379 is officially registered with IANA for dbreporter, a database reporting service provided by Integrity Solutions.1 It operates on both TCP and UDP protocols.
The Registered Ports Range
Port 1379 lives in the registered ports range (1024–49151). This is the middle ground of the port system:
- Well-known ports (0–1023): Reserved for fundamental Internet services like HTTP, DNS, SSH
- Registered ports (1024–49151): Assigned by IANA to specific applications upon request
- Dynamic/ephemeral ports (49152–65535): Used temporarily by client applications
When a company builds software that needs network communication, they can apply to IANA for a registered port number. Once assigned, that port belongs to that service. Port 1379 belongs to dbreporter.
What Is dbreporter?
dbreporter is a database reporting service from Integrity Solutions. Like many registered ports, it serves a specific purpose for specific software. If you're not running Integrity Solutions' database reporting tools, port 1379 sits unused on your system.
This is the reality of most registered ports. They're claimed and documented, but the vast majority of networks never use them.
The Vast Middle
There are 48,127 registered ports. IANA maintains them all in a registry—service names, contact information, date of assignment, protocol specifications. Port 1379 is one entry in that enormous catalog.
Most networks use perhaps a few dozen ports actively. The famous ones: 80, 443, 22, 25, 53. Maybe some database ports: 3306 for MySQL, 5432 for PostgreSQL. A few specialized services. That's it.
The other 48,000+ registered ports exist in potential. They're addresses waiting for their specific software to show up. Door numbers on buildings that haven't been built yet.
Security Considerations
Check what's actually listening. Just because port 1379 is officially assigned to dbreporter doesn't mean that's what you'll find there. Malware has historically used registered ports as cover.2 If you see port 1379 open and you're not running Integrity Solutions software, investigate.
On Linux/Mac:
On Windows:
Registered doesn't mean trusted. Any application can attempt to listen on any port (above 1024, without special privileges). The IANA registration is documentation, not enforcement.
Why This Matters
The port system works because it's organized. Well-known ports handle the infrastructure everyone needs. Registered ports give specialized software predictable addresses. Dynamic ports handle temporary connections.
Port 1379 represents the organizational principle: everything gets a number, everything gets documented, even if most people never use it. The Internet runs on this kind of quiet bureaucracy—64,000 addresses, each one cataloged, each one available when needed.
Frequently Asked Questions About Port 1379
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