Port 1062 sits in the registered port range with an official assignment to a service called "Veracity."1 But if you search for what Veracity actually does—what protocol it implements, who created it, why it exists—you'll find almost nothing. The port is registered. The service name exists. The protocol itself has disappeared.
This is more common than you might think.
What Port 1062 Is
Port 1062 is a registered port, assigned by IANA to both TCP and UDP for a service named "Veracity."2 Registered ports occupy the range from 1024 to 49151—they're not reserved for system services like ports below 1024, but they're officially documented for specific applications.
The problem is that documentation doesn't mean deployment. Thousands of ports in this range were registered for protocols that never gained traction, were abandoned, or evolved into something unrecognizable from their original purpose.
The Registered Port Range
When IANA registers a port, it's creating a reservation—a way to prevent conflicts if the service becomes widely used. But registration doesn't guarantee adoption.
The registered range (1024-49151) contains:
- Ports for protocols that became essential (like 3306 for MySQL or 5432 for PostgreSQL)
- Ports for niche enterprise applications used by specific industries
- Ports for protocols that never launched publicly
- Ports for services that existed briefly and vanished
Port 1062 appears to fall into one of the latter categories. The name "Veracity" suggests something related to trust or authenticity, but the original protocol left no trace beyond its IANA entry.
Modern Uses of the Name
Confusingly, several modern companies use the "Veracity" name for network-related products:
- Veracity Industrial Networks makes OT-SDN network management platforms3
- Veracity Protocol builds authentication systems for physical objects4
- Veracity Global manufactures IP video transmission devices5
None of these appear related to the original port 1062 assignment. They're just using the same word. This happens often—a protocol name becomes available when the original service dies, and someone else picks it up for something completely different.
Why Unassigned Ports Matter
Here's what makes the registered port range interesting: it's a historical record of what people tried to build on the Internet.
Every registered port represents someone who thought their protocol mattered enough to formalize. Some of those bets paid off. Most didn't. Port 1062 is one of the ones that didn't—or at least, not in any way that left visible evidence.
But the registration remains. IANA doesn't typically de-register ports unless there's a compelling reason. So port 1062 stays in the registry, a placeholder for a service that may have never launched or may have died quietly decades ago.
Checking What's Actually Using Port 1062
The official assignment doesn't matter much if you find something listening on port 1062 on your network. Any application can bind to any port it has permission to use.
To check what's actually using port 1062 on your system:
On Linux or macOS:
On Windows:
If you find something listening here, it's almost certainly not the original Veracity service. It's either a modern application that chose an unused port, or malware hiding in the obscurity of an abandoned registration.
The Port Cemetery
Port 1062 is part of what you might call the port cemetery—thousands of IANA-registered ports for services that left no footprint. They're not quite unassigned, but they're not actively used either.
These ports matter because they show how the Internet evolved. Not every protocol succeeds. Not every good idea gets adopted. The registered port range is a museum of attempts—some brilliant, some forgotten, most somewhere in between.
Port 1062 has a name. It has an official assignment. But it doesn't have a story anyone can tell anymore.
That's the truth about most of the 48,000 ports in the registered range. They exist. They're documented. And most of them are waiting for something that will never come.
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