As I'm ramping up with IPv6 here I keep running into plenty of "how should this be done?" moments. End user subnets are easy, enable SLAAC, some DHCPv6 for DNS and let the hosts pick their own ...

A group of researchers from Neohapsis Labs released a tool last weekend during DEF CON that drops the time needed for a Man-in-the-Middle attack using IPv6 (SLAAC Attack), from hours down to minutes ...

i have a linux router that has been faithfully serving IPv4 for quite some time. my ISP is now offering IPv6 and i am looking to get my hands dirty with some newness. being that this topic is mostly ...

Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) still assigns dynamic addresses for IPv4 networks, but two newer protocols – SLAAC and DHCPv6 – are vying to do the job for IPv6. Dynamic Host Configuration ...

As security people, we all know that having too many options is always a bad thing: simple setup is often more secured than a complex setup. And, when it comes to IPv6, there are THREE ways to ...

IPv6 address autoconfiguration, particularly through Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC) and Duplicate Address Detection (DAD), is a critical component ensuring seamless network connectivity.

If all the excitement about IPv6 has finally convinced you to take a serious look at what’s involved in the transition, you’ll want to start with this framework. After all, transitioning to IPv6 can ...