Port 79 — finger

Well-known port 79 (tcp/udp): Finger. Service name: finger.

port kind port status standard verification verified tier A iana-registry-row@1

registry record

value: 79

Service Name	finger
Port Number	79
Transport Protocol	tcp
Description	Finger
Assignee	[David_Zimmerman]
Contact	[David_Zimmerman]
Registration Date
Modification Date
Reference
Service Code
Unauthorized Use Reported	Unauthorized use by some mail users (see [RFC4146] for details)
Assignment Notes

source: https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.csv
version: IANA registry, Last-Modified: Fri, 29 May 2026 01:11:28 GMT
retrieved: 2026-05-29 · updated: 2026-05-29

agent: curl -H 'accept: application/json' wire.phall.io/port/79 or /port/79.json