Learn IPv6 Basics
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the new generation of the basic protocol of the Internet. IPv6 will be the
common language of the society, every device connected to the Internet has support it including cars, appliances, senros, computers, mobile users and even brains in the future.
The legacy version of IP (IP version 4) has several shortcomings which has complicated, and in some cases presented difficulties and barrier for the further development of the networking. IPv6 should remove many of these barriers and provide a feature-rich environment for the future of global networking.
You need to be aware of IPv6 security problems and identify known areas of weakness in IPv6 security, IPv6 attack tools and hacker skills. You need to:
- Protect your IPv6 networks, perimeters, LANs, and host/server connections
- Harden IPv6 network devices against attack
- Utilize IPsec in IPv6
- Secure mobile IPv6 networks
- Secure transition mechanisms used in migration from IPv4 to IPv6
- Learn the security implications of the IPv6 protocol
- Learn issues related to ICMPv6 and the IPv6 header structure
- Protect your network against large-scale threats such as DDoS
- Use perimeter filtering techniques on the firewalls and routers
