port

nounid 3624·updated May 12, 2026
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A physical entry or exit point of a cryptographic module that provides access to the module for physical signals, represented by logical information flows (physically separated ports do not share the same physical pin or wire).

Classifications

Entity Type

Network0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

acronym
Port number
plural
ports
possessive
port's
pluralpossessive
ports'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
A port is nothing more than an integer that uniquely identifies an endpoint of a communication stream. Only one process per machine can listen on the same port number.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
A process or application-specific software element serving as a communication endpoint for the Transport Layer IP protocols (UDP and TCP)
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
§1
A physical entry or exit point of a cryptographic module that provides access to the module for physical signals, represented by logical information flows (physically separated ports do not share the same physical pin or wire).
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
Either an endpoint to a logical connection or a physical connection to a computer.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
A physical entry or exit point of a cryptographic module that provides access to the module for physical signals, represented by logical information flows (physically separated ports do not share the same physical pin or wire).
FIPS PUB 140-21 senseview framework →
§1
A physical entry or exit point of a cryptographic module that provides access to the module for physical signals, represented by logical information flows (physically separated ports do not share the same physical pin or wire).

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