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Curated port reference

Port 389: LDAP

LDAP commonly uses port 389 over TCP + UDP. Review its purpose, traffic direction and operational security considerations.

389TCP + UDP

LDAP

Directory queries and updates; Microsoft environments also use UDP for connectionless LDAP operations.

Typical use

Active Directory and other directory clients locating and querying identities and resources.

Traffic direction

Client to server

Security considerations

Require LDAP signing or StartTLS for sensitive operations and prevent simple binds from exposing credentials.

Lightweight Directory Access ProtocolActive Directory