diff --git a/src/include/CanDevice.h b/src/include/CanDevice.h
index fe429e22..a2257f5a 100644
--- a/src/include/CanDevice.h
+++ b/src/include/CanDevice.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
+#include <set>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -72,6 +73,19 @@ struct CanDevice {
       std::string_view vendor, const CanDeviceArguments& configuration);
 
  protected:
+  /**
+   * @brief Logs a warning for every configuration parameter that was
+   * provided but is not in the vendor's list of accepted parameters.
+   *
+   * @param vendor The name of the vendor the parameters are checked against.
+   * @param config The configuration provided by the user.
+   * @param accepted_parameters The names of the parameters the vendor takes
+   * into account.
+   */
+  static void warn_ignored_parameters(
+      std::string_view vendor, const CanDeviceConfiguration& config,
+      const std::set<std::string>& accepted_parameters) noexcept;
+
   /**
    * @brief Constructor for the CanDevice class.
    *
diff --git a/src/include/CanDeviceConfiguration.h b/src/include/CanDeviceConfiguration.h
index be194608..12bc3b24 100644
--- a/src/include/CanDeviceConfiguration.h
+++ b/src/include/CanDeviceConfiguration.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
 
 /**
  * @brief Configuration structure for a CanDevice.
@@ -109,6 +111,12 @@ struct CanDeviceConfiguration {
   std::optional<uint32_t> sent_acknowledgement;
 
   std::string to_string() const noexcept;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief The name and value of every parameter that was provided.
+   */
+  std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> set_parameters()
+      const noexcept;
 };
 
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os,
diff --git a/src/include/CanVendorAnagate.h b/src/include/CanVendorAnagate.h
index b1f9a674..251f9cbe 100644
--- a/src/include/CanVendorAnagate.h
+++ b/src/include/CanVendorAnagate.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <map>
 #include <mutex>  //NOLINT
+#include <set>
+#include <string>
 #include <thread>
 
 #include "AnaGateDllCan.h"
@@ -24,6 +26,11 @@ struct CanVendorAnagate : CanDevice {
                               AnaInt32 nBufferLen, AnaInt32 nFlags,
                               AnaInt32 hHandle) noexcept;
 
+  /**
+   * @brief The configuration parameters this vendor takes into account.
+   */
+  static const std::set<std::string> accepted_parameters;
+
   explicit CanVendorAnagate(const CanDeviceArguments& configuration);
   inline ~CanVendorAnagate() override { vendor_close(); }
 
diff --git a/src/include/CanVendorSocketCan.h b/src/include/CanVendorSocketCan.h
index 591a0f82..dae346b0 100644
--- a/src/include/CanVendorSocketCan.h
+++ b/src/include/CanVendorSocketCan.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <cstring>
+#include <set>
+#include <string>
 #include <thread>  // NOLINT
 
 #include "CanDevice.h"
@@ -22,6 +24,11 @@
  * methods to open, close, and send CAN frames using the SocketCAN interface.
  */
 struct CanVendorSocketCan : CanDevice {
+  /**
+   * @brief The configuration parameters this vendor takes into account.
+   */
+  static const std::set<std::string> accepted_parameters;
+
   explicit CanVendorSocketCan(const CanDeviceArguments& args);
 
   ~CanVendorSocketCan() { vendor_close(); }
diff --git a/src/include/CanVendorSocketCanSystec.h b/src/include/CanVendorSocketCanSystec.h
index 396fd94a..b7bef603 100644
--- a/src/include/CanVendorSocketCanSystec.h
+++ b/src/include/CanVendorSocketCanSystec.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #define SRC_INCLUDE_CANVENDORSOCKETCANSYSTEC_H_
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <set>
+#include <string>
 
 #include "CanDevice.h"
 #include "CanVendorSocketCan.h"
@@ -18,6 +20,11 @@
  * SocketCan due to a kernel-panic bug on Systec linux module.
  */
 struct CanVendorSocketCanSystec : CanDevice {
+  /**
+   * @brief The configuration parameters this vendor takes into account.
+   */
+  static const std::set<std::string> accepted_parameters;
+
   explicit CanVendorSocketCanSystec(const CanDeviceArguments& args);
   ~CanVendorSocketCanSystec() { vendor_close(); }
 
diff --git a/src/main/CanDevice.cpp b/src/main/CanDevice.cpp
index 204b70ea..3884d29d 100644
--- a/src/main/CanDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/main/CanDevice.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <memory>
+#include <set>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -15,6 +16,18 @@
 #include "CanVendorSocketCanSystec.h"
 #endif
 
+void CanDevice::warn_ignored_parameters(
+    std::string_view vendor, const CanDeviceConfiguration& config,
+    const std::set<std::string>& accepted_parameters) noexcept {
+  for (const auto& [name, value] : config.set_parameters()) {
+    if (accepted_parameters.count(name) == 0) {
+      LOG(Log::WRN, CanLogIt::h())
+          << "Ignoring configuration parameter " << name << "=" << value
+          << ": it is not accepted by vendor " << vendor;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Opens the CAN device for communication.
  *
@@ -156,17 +169,23 @@ std::unique_ptr<CanDevice> CanDevice::create(
 #ifndef _WIN32
   if (vendor == "socketcan") {
     LOG(Log::DBG, CanLogIt::h()) << "Creating SocketCAN CAN device";
+    warn_ignored_parameters(vendor, configuration.config,
+                            CanVendorSocketCan::accepted_parameters);
     return std::make_unique<CanVendorSocketCan>(configuration);
   }
 
   if (vendor == "socketcan_systec") {
     LOG(Log::DBG, CanLogIt::h()) << "Creating SocketCAN Systec CAN device";
+    warn_ignored_parameters(vendor, configuration.config,
+                            CanVendorSocketCanSystec::accepted_parameters);
     return std::make_unique<CanVendorSocketCanSystec>(configuration);
   }
 #endif
 
   if (vendor == "anagate") {
     LOG(Log::DBG, CanLogIt::h()) << "Creating Anagate CAN device";
+    warn_ignored_parameters(vendor, configuration.config,
+                            CanVendorAnagate::accepted_parameters);
     return std::make_unique<CanVendorAnagate>(configuration);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/CanDeviceConfiguration.cpp b/src/main/CanDeviceConfiguration.cpp
index 5244e1bd..b2bcb6f8 100644
--- a/src/main/CanDeviceConfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/main/CanDeviceConfiguration.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -190,3 +192,37 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os,
                          const CanDeviceConfiguration& config) noexcept {
   return os << config.to_string();
 }
+
+/**
+ * @brief Lists the name and value of every parameter that was provided.
+ *
+ * @return A vector of (name, value) pairs, one for each optional field that
+ * holds a value.
+ */
+std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>>
+CanDeviceConfiguration::set_parameters() const noexcept {
+  std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> parameters;
+
+  if (bus_name.has_value())
+    parameters.emplace_back("bus_name", bus_name.value());
+  if (bus_number.has_value())
+    parameters.emplace_back("bus_number", std::to_string(bus_number.value()));
+  if (host.has_value()) parameters.emplace_back("host", host.value());
+  if (bitrate.has_value())
+    parameters.emplace_back("bitrate", std::to_string(bitrate.value()));
+  if (enable_termination.has_value())
+    parameters.emplace_back("enable_termination",
+                            enable_termination.value() ? "true" : "false");
+  if (high_speed.has_value())
+    parameters.emplace_back("high_speed",
+                            high_speed.value() ? "true" : "false");
+  if (timeout.has_value())
+    parameters.emplace_back("timeout", std::to_string(timeout.value()));
+  if (vcan.has_value())
+    parameters.emplace_back("vcan", vcan.value() ? "true" : "false");
+  if (sent_acknowledgement.has_value())
+    parameters.emplace_back("sent_acknowledgement",
+                            std::to_string(sent_acknowledgement.value()));
+
+  return parameters;
+}
diff --git a/src/main/CanVendorAnagate.cpp b/src/main/CanVendorAnagate.cpp
index 40af348d..c58c5ea1 100644
--- a/src/main/CanVendorAnagate.cpp
+++ b/src/main/CanVendorAnagate.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>  // NOLINT
+#include <set>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -15,6 +16,12 @@
 std::mutex CanVendorAnagate::m_handles_lock;
 std::map<int, CanVendorAnagate*> CanVendorAnagate::m_handles;
 
+const std::set<std::string> CanVendorAnagate::accepted_parameters = {
+    "bus_number", "host",
+    "bitrate",    "enable_termination",
+    "high_speed", "sent_acknowledgement",
+    "timeout"};
+
 /**
  * @brief Callback function to handle incoming CAN frames from the AnaGate DLL.
  *
diff --git a/src/main/CanVendorSocketCan.cpp b/src/main/CanVendorSocketCan.cpp
index 1078c4ee..d6cf9dea 100644
--- a/src/main/CanVendorSocketCan.cpp
+++ b/src/main/CanVendorSocketCan.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <cstring>
+#include <set>
+#include <string>
 #include <thread>  // NOLINT
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -21,6 +23,9 @@ constexpr auto EPOLL_WAIT_CYCLE_MS = 1000;
 constexpr auto LIBSOCKETCAN_ERROR = -1;
 constexpr auto LIBSOCKETCAN_SUCCESS = 0;
 
+const std::set<std::string> CanVendorSocketCan::accepted_parameters = {
+    "bus_name", "bitrate", "vcan", "timeout"};
+
 /**
  * @brief Constructor for the CanVendorSocketCan class.
  *
diff --git a/src/main/CanVendorSocketCanSystec.cpp b/src/main/CanVendorSocketCanSystec.cpp
index dc9d7818..b8ff0604 100644
--- a/src/main/CanVendorSocketCanSystec.cpp
+++ b/src/main/CanVendorSocketCanSystec.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 #include <LogIt.h>
 #include <linux/can/error.h>
 
+#include <set>
+#include <string>
+
+const std::set<std::string> CanVendorSocketCanSystec::accepted_parameters =
+    CanVendorSocketCan::accepted_parameters;
+
 /**
  * @brief Constructor for the CanVendorSocketCanSystec class.
  *