// REFERENCE · PORT 636 · TCP

Port 636: LDAPS

Port 636 is LDAP over TLS, the encrypted form of directory lookups and logins.

AT A GLANCE
PORT
636 / TCP
SERVICE
LDAPS
ALSO CALLED
ldaps, ldap over tls
IF EXPOSED
MEDIUM RISK IF EXPOSED

What runs on port 636

LDAPS wraps LDAP in TLS on TCP 636 so usernames and passwords checked against a directory are not sent in the clear. Active Directory domain controllers offer it when they have a certificate. The alternative is STARTTLS on 389.

On a home network

Home devices rarely use it. NAS boxes offering a directory server and small-office Windows servers may listen on 636.

If port 636 is reachable from the internet

Encryption protects the connection but not the directory. A reachable 636 still lets attackers try passwords and probe the directory, so it should be limited to the internal network or a VPN.

How to check whether it is open on your network

If an outside scan shows 636, trace the port forward to the server behind it and close it unless you intentionally provide a public directory.

// RELATED PORTS
389LDAPTCP/UDPMEDIUM RISK IF EXPOSED88KerberosTCP/UDPMEDIUM RISK IF EXPOSED443HTTPSTCP/UDPINFORMATIONAL
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