UDP 6969
Synopsis
- The primary real-world use of UDP port 6969 is the BitTorrent UDP tracker protocol (BEP 15).
- Public BitTorrent trackers commonly listen on this port, for example exodus.desync.com:6969 (UDP).
- Other trackers seen using UDP/6969 include tracker3.itzmx.com:6969 and, historically, coppersurfer.tk:6969 and leechers-paradise.org:6969.
- Tracker software such as OpenTracker (used by many public trackers) often exposes its UDP announce/scrape service on port 6969.
- BitTorrent clients like qBittorrent, Transmission, and uTorrent contact these trackers over UDP/6969 to obtain peer lists.
- Security: UDP BitTorrent trackers on 6969 have been abused for reflection/amplification DDoS attacks using spoofed announce requests that elicit large replies.
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