The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Spam

Publisher

IETF / RFC Editor

URL

https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5039.html

Published

2008-01-01

Updated

unknown

Accessed

2026-09-25

HTTP status

200

License

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Source notes citing this source

• RFC 5039 judges SIP black lists of limited effectiveness because an attacker can easily change or spoof identity. in context
• RFC 5039 (Informational) defines SPIT as a bulk unsolicited set of session initiation attempts, such as INVITE requests, to set up voice, video, IM or other sessions. in context

Cite this source record

APA

WarmTransfer. (2008, January 1). The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Spam. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/rfc-5039-sip-spam

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-rfc-5039-sip-spam,
  title  = {The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Spam},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2008},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/rfc-5039-sip-spam},
  note   = {IETF / RFC Editor, accessed 2026-09-25}
}