SLP

Description

This indicates an attempt to use the SLP protocol.
Service Location Protocol (SLP) is a protocol that allows computers and devices in a network to discover network services. It removes the need for static configuration of network services for applications.

Affected Products

SLP

Impact

Unexpected network communication

Technology

Browser-Based, Network-Protocol, Client-Server, Peer-to-Peer, Cloud-Based, Mobile-Device

Behavior

• Reasonable

Default Ports

• UDP/427

References

• https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2165.txt