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title: Enable Port Checking (deprecated)
description: A flag to enable port checking when the filter mode is SSO_ONLY. See Agent Filter Mode Map.
component: java-agents
version: 2023.11
page_id: java-agents:properties-reference:org.forgerock.agents.port.check.enabled
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/java-agents/2023.11/properties-reference/org.forgerock.agents.port.check.enabled.html
---

# Enable Port Checking (deprecated)

A flag to enable port checking when the filter mode is `SSO_ONLY`. See [Agent Filter Mode Map](org.forgerock.agents.filter.mode.map.html).

|                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Property name            | `org.forgerock.agents.port.check.enabled`                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Deprecated in            | `5.6`                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Aliases                  | `com.sun.identity.agents.config.port.check.enable`   Introduced in Java Agent 5.0   [Recognized](preface.html#how_am_manages_multiple_aliases) from AM 6`org.forgerock.agents.port.check.enabled`   Introduced in Java Agent 5.6 |
| Function                 | Port check                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Type                     | Boolean: `true` returns true; all other strings return `false`.                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Default                  | `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Bootstrap property       | No                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Required property        | No                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Restart required         | No                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Local configuration file | `AgentConfig.properties`                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| AM console               | Tab: `Miscellaneous`Title: `Enable Port Checking`Legacy title: `Port Check Enable`                                                                                                                                               |