Requirements for secure IPv6 deployments include better IPv6 tester tools

An article that I've authored for techtarget.com has just been published. It is entitled "Requirements for secure IPv6 deployments include better IPv6 tester tools". The "abstract" of the article is:This…

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Lagging IPv6 security features, vulnerabilities could hamper transition

SearchSecurity.Techtarget.com has published an article entitled "Lagging IPv6 security features, vulnerabilities could hamper transition", authored by Robert Westervelt. The article includes some quotes from an interview I had with Robert.Some…

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RA-Guard Evasion: New revision of my IETF Internet-Drafts

I have posted a revision of both of my recently-published IETF Internet-Drafts about RA-Guard evasion:IPv6 Router Advertisement Guard (RA-Guard) Evasion (draft-gont-v6ops-ra-guard-evasion-01.txt)Security Implications of the Use of IPv6 Extension Headers with…

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RA-Guard evasion and related vulnerabilities

I've just published two new IETF Internet-Drafts, that document the problem of RA-Guard evasion, and propose mitigations.They are two Internet-Drafts:IPv6 Router Advertisement Guard (RA-Guard) Evasion, available at: http://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-gont-v6ops-ra-guard-evasion-00.txtSecurity Implications of…

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