diff --git a/io/zenoh-transport/tests/unicast_openclose.rs b/io/zenoh-transport/tests/unicast_openclose.rs
index f2300a2a8..e5108a3ce 100644
--- a/io/zenoh-transport/tests/unicast_openclose.rs
+++ b/io/zenoh-transport/tests/unicast_openclose.rs
@@ -562,80 +562,8 @@ async fn openclose_tls_only() {
     use zenoh_link::tls::config::*;
 
     zenoh_util::init_log_from_env_or("error");
-    // NOTE: this an auto-generated pair of certificate and key.
-    //       The target domain is localhost, so it has no real
-    //       mapping to any existing domain. The certificate and key
-    //       have been generated using: https://github.com/jsha/minica
-    let key = "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
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-F6/CuIw9EsAq6qIB8O88FXQqald+BZOx6AzB8Oedsz/WtMmIEmr/+Q==
------END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----";
-
-    let cert = "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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-abY=
------END CERTIFICATE-----";
 
-    // Configure the client
-    let ca = "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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-R+IdLiXcyIkg0m9N8I17p0ljCSkbrgGMD3bbePRTfg==
------END CERTIFICATE-----";
+    let (ca, cert, key) = get_tls_certs();
 
     let mut endpoint: EndPoint = format!("tls/localhost:{}", 13030).parse().unwrap();
     endpoint
@@ -659,80 +587,7 @@ R+IdLiXcyIkg0m9N8I17p0ljCSkbrgGMD3bbePRTfg==
 async fn openclose_quic_only() {
     use zenoh_link::quic::config::*;
 
-    // NOTE: this an auto-generated pair of certificate and key.
-    //       The target domain is localhost, so it has no real
-    //       mapping to any existing domain. The certificate and key
-    //       have been generated using: https://github.com/jsha/minica
-    let key = "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
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-F6/CuIw9EsAq6qIB8O88FXQqald+BZOx6AzB8Oedsz/WtMmIEmr/+Q==
------END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----";
-
-    let cert = "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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------END CERTIFICATE-----";
-
-    // Configure the client
-    let ca = "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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------END CERTIFICATE-----";
+    let (ca, cert, key) = get_tls_certs();
 
     // Define the locator
     let mut endpoint: EndPoint = format!("quic/localhost:{}", 13040).parse().unwrap();
@@ -834,3 +689,214 @@ async fn openclose_vsock() {
     let endpoint: EndPoint = "vsock/VMADDR_CID_LOCAL:17000".parse().unwrap();
     openclose_lowlatency_transport(&endpoint).await;
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "transport_quic")]
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[should_panic(expected = "Elapsed")]
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 4)]
+async fn openclose_quic_only_connect_with_interface_restriction() {
+    use zenoh_link::quic::config::*;
+
+    zenoh_util::init_log_from_env_or("error");
+    let addrs = get_ipv4_ipaddrs(None);
+    let (ca, cert, key) = get_tls_certs();
+
+    let listen_endpoint: EndPoint = format!("quic/{}:{}", addrs[0], 13005).parse().unwrap();
+    listen_endpoint
+        .config_mut()
+        .extend_from_iter(
+            [
+                (TLS_ROOT_CA_CERTIFICATE_RAW, ca),
+                (TLS_LISTEN_PRIVATE_KEY_RAW, key),
+                (TLS_LISTEN_CERTIFICATE_RAW, cert),
+            ]
+            .iter()
+            .copied(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let connect_endpoint: EndPoint = format!("quic/{}:{}#iface=lo", addrs[0], 13005)
+        .parse()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // should not connect to local interface and external address
+    openclose_transport(&listen_endpoint, &connect_endpoint, false).await;
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "transport_quic")]
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[should_panic(expected = "Elapsed")]
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 4)]
+async fn openclose_quic_only_listen_with_interface_restriction() {
+    use zenoh_link::quic::config::*;
+
+    zenoh_util::init_log_from_env_or("error");
+    let addrs = get_ipv4_ipaddrs(None);
+    let (ca, cert, key) = get_tls_certs();
+
+    let listen_endpoint: EndPoint = format!("quic/{}:{}#iface=lo", addrs[0], 13006)
+        .parse()
+        .unwrap();
+    listen_endpoint
+        .config_mut()
+        .extend_from_iter(
+            [
+                (TLS_ROOT_CA_CERTIFICATE_RAW, ca),
+                (TLS_LISTEN_PRIVATE_KEY_RAW, key),
+                (TLS_LISTEN_CERTIFICATE_RAW, cert),
+            ]
+            .iter()
+            .copied(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let connect_endpoint: EndPoint = format!("quic/{}:{}", addrs[0], 13006).parse().unwrap();
+
+    // should not connect to local interface and external address
+    openclose_transport(&listen_endpoint, &connect_endpoint, false).await;
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "transport_tls")]
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[should_panic(expected = "Elapsed")]
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 4)]
+async fn openclose_tls_only_connect_with_interface_restriction() {
+    use zenoh_link::tls::config::*;
+
+    zenoh_util::init_log_from_env_or("error");
+    let addrs = get_ipv4_ipaddrs(None);
+    let (ca, cert, key) = get_tls_certs();
+
+    let listen_endpoint: EndPoint = format!("tls/{}:{}", addrs[0], 13007).parse().unwrap();
+    listen_endpoint
+        .config_mut()
+        .extend_from_iter(
+            [
+                (TLS_ROOT_CA_CERTIFICATE_RAW, ca),
+                (TLS_LISTEN_PRIVATE_KEY_RAW, key),
+                (TLS_LISTEN_CERTIFICATE_RAW, cert),
+            ]
+            .iter()
+            .copied(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let connect_endpoint: EndPoint = format!("tls/{}:{}#iface=lo", addrs[0], 13007)
+        .parse()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // should not connect to local interface and external address
+    openclose_transport(&listen_endpoint, &connect_endpoint, false).await;
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "transport_tls")]
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[should_panic(expected = "assertion failed: open_res.is_ok()")]
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 4)]
+async fn openclose_tls_only_listen_with_interface_restriction() {
+    use zenoh_link::tls::config::*;
+
+    zenoh_util::init_log_from_env_or("error");
+    let addrs = get_ipv4_ipaddrs(None);
+    let (ca, cert, key) = get_tls_certs();
+
+    let listen_endpoint: EndPoint = format!("tls/{}:{}#iface=lo", addrs[0], 13008)
+        .parse()
+        .unwrap();
+    listen_endpoint
+        .config_mut()
+        .extend_from_iter(
+            [
+                (TLS_ROOT_CA_CERTIFICATE_RAW, ca),
+                (TLS_LISTEN_PRIVATE_KEY_RAW, key),
+                (TLS_LISTEN_CERTIFICATE_RAW, cert),
+            ]
+            .iter()
+            .copied(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let connect_endpoint: EndPoint = format!("tls/{}:{}", addrs[0], 13006).parse().unwrap();
+
+    // should not connect to local interface and external address
+    openclose_transport(&listen_endpoint, &connect_endpoint, false).await;
+}
+
+fn get_tls_certs() -> (&'static str, &'static str, &'static str) {
+    // NOTE: this an auto-generated pair of certificate and key.
+    //       The target domain is localhost, so it has no real
+    //       mapping to any existing domain. The certificate and key
+    //       have been generated using: https://github.com/jsha/minica
+    let key = "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----";
+
+    let cert = "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----";
+
+    // Configure the client
+    let ca = "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----";
+
+    (ca, cert, key)
+}