RFC 4787 (BCP 127) REQ-10 states that NAT ALGs for UDP-based protocols SHOULD be turned off, so that they do not interfere with UNSAF NAT traversal mechanisms and so that integrity protection of UDP communications is possible.

Checked 2026-09-25

NAT ALGs for UDP-based protocols SHOULD be turned off.
Vendor
IETF
Product
NAT devices
Subsystem
NAT behaviour
Deployment
on-premises, multi-tenant, hybrid
Region
not restricted
Release range
BCP 127 January 2007
Checked
2026-09-25

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). SIP ALG problems on firewalls and routers: source note sip-alg-problems-rfc4787-alg-should-be-off. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-alg-problems-rfc4787-alg-should-be-off

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sip-alg-problems-rfc4787-alg-should-be-off,
  title  = {SIP ALG problems on firewalls and routers: source note sip-alg-problems-rfc4787-alg-should-be-off},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-alg-problems-rfc4787-alg-should-be-off},
  note   = {Source note sip-alg-problems-rfc4787-alg-should-be-off, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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