UDP 4569

ProtocolUDP
Port4569
LabelsInter-Asterisk eXchange (IAX2)

Synopsis

  • UDP port 4569 is the default port for the Inter-Asterisk eXchange protocol version 2 (IAX2).
  • Asterisk PBX and Asterisk-based systems (e.g., FreePBX Distro, Issabel/Elastix, PBX in a Flash) use IAX2 on UDP 4569 for VoIP trunking and client registrations.
  • AllStarLink (a ham radio repeater-linking network built on Asterisk) uses IAX2 on UDP 4569 for inter-node connections.
  • Many softphones implement IAX2 on this port, including Zoiper and legacy clients such as iaxComm/Kiax.
  • Hardware like the Digium IAXy ATA used IAX2 over UDP 4569 to connect analog phones to Asterisk.
  • Other telephony engines can speak IAX2 as well, such as FreeSWITCH via its mod_iax module.
  • Security: attackers do scan UDP 4569 to brute-force IAX credentials for VoIP toll fraud, and Asterisk has had past IAX2-related denial-of-service vulnerabilities.

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