diff --git a/src/brpc/global.cpp b/src/brpc/global.cpp
index 7aa6a91cdf..5703eeeadd 100644
--- a/src/brpc/global.cpp
+++ b/src/brpc/global.cpp
@@ -442,11 +442,8 @@ static void GlobalInitializeOrDieImpl() {
         ParseTransportHandshake, nullptr, nullptr,
         ProcessTransportHandshake, nullptr,
         nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,
-        CONNECTION_TYPE_ALL, "rdma_handshake" };
-    // Retain the existing enum value and registered name to avoid changing
-    // public protocol identifiers while widening the implementation from RDMA
-    // to all transport upgrades.
-    if (RegisterProtocol(PROTOCOL_RDMA_HANDSHAKE,
+        CONNECTION_TYPE_ALL, "transport_handshake" };
+    if (RegisterProtocol(PROTOCOL_TRANSPORT_HANDSHAKE,
                          transport_handshake_protocol) != 0) {
         exit(1);
     }
diff --git a/src/brpc/options.proto b/src/brpc/options.proto
index 13b8b682e6..450e08629c 100644
--- a/src/brpc/options.proto
+++ b/src/brpc/options.proto
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ enum ConnectionType {
 
 enum ProtocolType {
     PROTOCOL_UNKNOWN = 0;
-    PROTOCOL_RDMA_HANDSHAKE = 1;
+    PROTOCOL_TRANSPORT_HANDSHAKE = 1;
     PROTOCOL_BAIDU_STD = 2;
     PROTOCOL_STREAMING_RPC = 3;
     PROTOCOL_HULU_PBRPC = 4;
diff --git a/src/brpc/server.cpp b/src/brpc/server.cpp
index 19d58ac422..571fa8d5d5 100644
--- a/src/brpc/server.cpp
+++ b/src/brpc/server.cpp
@@ -618,8 +618,8 @@ BUTIL_FORCE_INLINE bool is_http_protocol(const char* name) {
     return strcmp(name, "http") == 0 || strcmp(name, "h2") == 0;
 }
 
-BUTIL_FORCE_INLINE bool is_rdma_handshake_protocol(const char* name) {
-    return strcmp(name, "rdma_handshake") == 0;
+BUTIL_FORCE_INLINE bool is_transport_handshake_protocol(const char* name) {
+    return strcmp(name, "transport_handshake") == 0;
 }
 
 Acceptor* Server::BuildAcceptor() {
@@ -640,12 +640,12 @@ Acceptor* Server::BuildAcceptor() {
             continue;
         }
         // Erase whatever the exemptions below say. http, h2 and
-        // rdma_handshake are always served, but they are still
+        // transport_handshake are always served, but they are still
         // valid names for the whitelist.
         bool in_whitelist = (whitelist.erase(protocols[i].name) != 0);
         if (has_whitelist && !in_whitelist &&
             !is_http_protocol(protocols[i].name) &&
-            !is_rdma_handshake_protocol(protocols[i].name)) {
+            !is_transport_handshake_protocol(protocols[i].name)) {
             // the protocol is not allowed to serve.
             RPC_VLOG << "Skip protocol=" << protocols[i].name;
             continue;
diff --git a/src/brpc/server.h b/src/brpc/server.h
index 31dc69af2f..117774d1d0 100644
--- a/src/brpc/server.h
+++ b/src/brpc/server.h
@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@ struct ServerOptions {
 
     // Only enable these protocols, separated by spaces.
     // All names inside must be valid, check protocols name in global.cpp
-    // http/h2 and rdma_handshake are served whatever this field says:
+    // http/h2 and transport_handshake are served whatever this field says:
     // the builtin services are only reachable over http/h2, and
-    // rdma_handshake is a transport level handshake dispatching no request.
+    // transport_handshake is a transport level handshake dispatching no request.
     // Naming them here is allowed and changes nothing.
     // Default: empty (all protocols)
     std::string enabled_protocols;
diff --git a/test/brpc_server_unittest.cpp b/test/brpc_server_unittest.cpp
index 8073208692..c5b195cb99 100644
--- a/test/brpc_server_unittest.cpp
+++ b/test/brpc_server_unittest.cpp
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ TEST_F(ServerTest, only_allow_protocols_in_enabled_protocols) {
     ASSERT_EQ(0, server.Join());
 }
 
-// http, h2 and rdma_handshake are served whatever enabled_protocols says, but
+// http, h2 and transport_handshake are served whatever enabled_protocols says, but
 // naming them in it used to make Start() fail: the exemption was tested
 // before whitelist.erase() and `&&' short-circuited it, so the names survived
 // into the leftover check and came back as "unknown protocols=`http '".
@@ -592,8 +592,8 @@ TEST_F(ServerTest, enabled_protocols_can_name_always_enabled_protocols) {
     std::string cases[] = {
         "baidu_std http",
         "baidu_std h2",
-        "baidu_std rdma_handshake",
-        "baidu_std http h2 rdma_handshake",
+        "baidu_std transport_handshake",
+        "baidu_std http h2 transport_handshake",
     };
     for (size_t i = 0; i < arraysize(cases); ++i) {
         brpc::Server server;
diff --git a/test/brpc_transport_handshake_unittest.cpp b/test/brpc_transport_handshake_unittest.cpp
index 8c5ad480e6..d021758224 100644
--- a/test/brpc_transport_handshake_unittest.cpp
+++ b/test/brpc_transport_handshake_unittest.cpp
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@
 #include "butil/fd_guard.h"
 #include "butil/sys_byteorder.h"
 #include "brpc/adapter_transport.h"
+#include "brpc/global.h"
 #include "brpc/handshake/handshake_io.h"
 #include "brpc/handshake/handshake_adapter.h"
 #include "brpc/input_messenger.h"
 #include "brpc/policy/transport_handshake_protocol.h"
+#include "brpc/protocol.h"
 #if BRPC_WITH_RDMA
 #include "brpc/rdma_transport.h"
 #endif
@@ -275,6 +277,20 @@ class TestUpgradeMessenger : public InputMessenger {
     }
 };
 
+TEST(TransportHandshakeTest, registered_protocol_uses_transport_name) {
+    GlobalInitializeOrDie();
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, PROTOCOL_TRANSPORT_HANDSHAKE);
+    EXPECT_EQ(PROTOCOL_TRANSPORT_HANDSHAKE,
+              StringToProtocolType("transport_handshake"));
+    EXPECT_STREQ("transport_handshake",
+                 ProtocolTypeToString(PROTOCOL_TRANSPORT_HANDSHAKE));
+
+    const Protocol* protocol = FindProtocol(PROTOCOL_TRANSPORT_HANDSHAKE);
+    ASSERT_NE(nullptr, protocol);
+    EXPECT_EQ(policy::ParseTransportHandshake, protocol->parse);
+    EXPECT_EQ(policy::ProcessTransportHandshake, protocol->process_request);
+}
+
 TEST(TransportHandshakeTest, adapter_retains_context_for_fragmented_extension) {
     int fds[2];
     ASSERT_EQ(0, socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, fds));