SIP

401 Unauthorized

The request requires user authentication. The response includes a WWW-Authenticate header with a challenge for the realm.

When You See This Code

When making a request that requires Digest authentication. Common for REGISTER and INVITE requests to authenticated SIP trunks.

How to Fix

Resend the request with proper Authorization header containing valid credentials (Digest authentication).

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