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When Bitcoin Core automatically opens outgoing P2P connections, it chooses
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a peer (address and port) from its list of potential peers. This list is
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populated with unchecked data gossiped over the P2P network by other peers.
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A malicious actor may gossip an address:port where no Bitcoin node is listening,
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or one where a service is listening that is not related to the Bitcoin network.
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As a result, this service may occasionally get connection attempts from Bitcoin
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nodes.
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"Bad" ports are ones used by services which are usually not open to the public
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and usually require authentication. A connection attempt (by Bitcoin Core,
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trying to connect because it thinks there is a Bitcoin node on that
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address:port) to such service may be considered a malicious action by an
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ultra-paranoid administrator. An example for such a port is 22 (ssh). On the
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other hand, connection attempts to public services that usually do not require
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authentication are unlikely to be considered a malicious action,
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e.g. port 80 (http).
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Below is a list of "bad" ports which Bitcoin Core avoids when choosing a peer to
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connect to. If a node is listening on such a port, it will likely receive fewer
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incoming connections.
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1: tcpmux
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7: echo
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9: discard
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11: systat
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13: daytime
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15: netstat
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17: qotd
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19: chargen
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20: ftp data
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21: ftp access
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22: ssh
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23: telnet
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25: smtp
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37: time
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42: name
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43: nicname
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53: domain
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69: tftp
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77: priv-rjs
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79: finger
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87: ttylink
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95: supdup
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101: hostname
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102: iso-tsap
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103: gppitnp
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104: acr-nema
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109: pop2
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110: pop3
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111: sunrpc
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113: auth
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115: sftp
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117: uucp-path
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119: nntp
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123: NTP
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135: loc-srv /epmap
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137: netbios
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139: netbios
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143: imap2
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161: snmp
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179: BGP
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389: ldap
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427: SLP (Also used by Apple Filing Protocol)
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465: smtp+ssl
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512: print / exec
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513: login
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514: shell
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515: printer
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526: tempo
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530: courier
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531: chat
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532: netnews
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540: uucp
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548: AFP (Apple Filing Protocol)
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554: rtsp
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556: remotefs
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563: nntp+ssl
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587: smtp (rfc6409)
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601: syslog-conn (rfc3195)
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636: ldap+ssl
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989: ftps-data
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990: ftps
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993: ldap+ssl
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995: pop3+ssl
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1719: h323gatestat
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1720: h323hostcall
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1723: pptp
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2049: nfs
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3659: apple-sasl / PasswordServer
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4045: lockd
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5060: sip
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5061: sips
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6000: X11
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6566: sane-port
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6665: Alternate IRC
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6666: Alternate IRC
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6667: Standard IRC
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6668: Alternate IRC
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6669: Alternate IRC
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6697: IRC + TLS
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10080: Amanda
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For further information see:
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[pull/23306](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/23306#issuecomment-947516736)
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[pull/23542](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/23542)
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[fetch.spec.whatwg.org](https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#port-blocking)
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[chromium.googlesource.com](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/refs/heads/main/net/base/port_util.cc)
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[hg.mozilla.org](https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/file/tip/netwerk/base/nsIOService.cpp)
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