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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