Chapter 2. IPv6 Protocol Security Vulnerabilities
This chapter covers the following subjects:
• The IPv6 Protocol Header: Review of the header, ICMPv6, and multicast
• Extension Header Threats: Security implications of IPv6 headers
• Reconnaissance on IPv6 Networks: Finding IPv6 nodes to attack
• Layer 3 and Layer 4 Spoofing: Crafted packet threats
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) defines the specifications of the IPv6 protocol that implementers must follow to create an interoperable protocol. Some of the specifications can be ambiguous and incomplete in certain areas, or some security implications have not been considered at the time of writing. Therefore, unforeseen security issues can occur after software is developed and ...
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