UDP 5683

ProtocolUDP
Port5683
LabelsConstrained Application Protocol (CoAP)

Synopsis

  • UDP port 5683 is the default port for the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP).
  • OMA Lightweight M2M (LwM2M) device management runs over CoAP on this port; real deployments include servers like Eclipse Leshan and clients such as Eclipse Wakaama and AVSystem Anjay (used on devices like Nordic nRF9160-based products).
  • Shelly smart-home devices use CoAP on 5683 for local LAN discovery/status, which platforms like Home Assistant consume.
  • The IKEA TRÅDFRI gateway uses CoAP (commonly secure CoAPS on 5684), with 5683 used for unsecured CoAP in some setups/tools.
  • Common CoAP software stacks listen here by default, including libcoap’s coap-server, Eclipse Californium (cf-server), Node-CoAP, and CoAPthon.
  • OpenThread/Thread samples (e.g., OpenThread coap-server and Zephyr CoAP examples) use UDP 5683 for application-layer messaging within the mesh and for testing.
  • LwM2M/CoAP cloud services such as AVSystem Coiote Device Management and public Leshan demo servers expose 5683 for device registration, telemetry, and management.
  • Associated risk: openly exposed CoAP services on 5683 have been abused for UDP reflection/amplification DDoS attacks.

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