988

Lustre

High Risk

TCP — File Transfer

Port Overview

Port Number 988
Service Name Lustre
Transport Protocol TCP
Category File Transfer
Security Risk High
Port Range Well-Known (0-1023)

What is Port 988?

Lustre high-performance distributed filesystem, used in HPC supercomputing storage clusters. Dominant parallel filesystem in 7 of the top 10 fastest supercomputers.

TCP File Transfer

Security Considerations

Port 988 (Lustre) is classified as high risk. This port is a common target for automated scanning and brute-force attacks. If you must expose it, restrict access to known IP addresses.

Recommendation: Use firewall rules to whitelist trusted IPs. Enable rate limiting and intrusion detection.

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