WireGuard Protocol

This page provides information on the WireGuard Protocol detected by the Netify DPI engine. The protocol primarily operates on 6 ports.

Protocol Description

WireGuard is a simple, fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPsec and OpenVPN.

Please see the protocol catalog page for information on other protocols detected by Netify DPI.

Protocol Details

ID
206
Category Tag
vpn
Category
VPN
Home Page
WireGuard
Introduced
Version 3.00

Protocol Ports - Detected

UDP 51820
Common
UDP 443
Common
UDP 56820
Less Common

... and more

Best Practices

WireGuard does not use a standard port for communication, so it can be more difficult to block on some firewalls/gateways.

Related Protocols

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