How to secure port 8080

1. How secure is port 8080?
2. How to enable SSL for port 8080?
3. Is port 8080 a vulnerability?
4. Can you run https on port 8080?

How secure is port 8080?

Port 8080 and 8088 — HTTP Alternative

Because these two ports are HTTP alternatives for web traffic, they inherently do not have encryption embedded during data communication. This makes all web traffic communicated over the network susceptible to being sniffed and intercepted by threat actors.

How to enable SSL for port 8080?

You can then define an HTTP pool of servers on port 80 and/or 8080. Use this HTTP pool on an HTTPS VIP defined on port 443. Add a client SSL profile to the VIP and you should be set. You don't need the 8080 VIP at all, unless you want clients to use :8080 in the URL's.

Is port 8080 a vulnerability?

Ports 80, 443, 8080 and 8443 (HTTP and HTTPS)

They're especially vulnerable to cross-site scripting, SQL injections, cross-site request forgeries and DDoS attacks.

Can you run https on port 8080?

Port 8080 is an alternative port for web servers. It is not officially standardized. You can use http or https over it depending on how the web server is set up.