Under RFC 8842, modifying, adding or removing a fingerprint value in an SDP offer or answer requires a new DTLS association.

Checked 2026-09-23

A new DTLS association must be established between two endpoints after a successful SDP offer/answer exchange in the following cases: ... One or more fingerprint values are modified, added, or removed in either an SDP offer or answer;
Vendor
IETF
Product
DTLS-SRTP with SDP
Subsystem
re-INVITE behaviour
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC 8842
Checked
2026-09-23

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 23). SRTP and media encryption negotiation: source note srtp-media-security-rfc8842-fingerprint-change. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/srtp-media-security-rfc8842-fingerprint-change

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-srtp-media-security-rfc8842-fingerprint-change,
  title  = {SRTP and media encryption negotiation: source note srtp-media-security-rfc8842-fingerprint-change},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/srtp-media-security-rfc8842-fingerprint-change},
  note   = {Source note srtp-media-security-rfc8842-fingerprint-change, checked 2026-09-23}
}

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