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Chapter 10
Security in IPv6 Networks
10.1 Introduction
is chapter identifies security mechanisms that can be employed in Internet Pro-
tocol version 6 (IPv6) environments. Many of these mechanisms are imported from
the IPv4 world. It is not the goal of this chapter to provide a tutorial on security but
simply to identify some of the commonly available techniques, methods, and proto
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cols that can be used to secure IPv6 networks. For the purpose of this discussion, we
view security in four realms: (1) confidentiality and integrity of information while
in transit (in a network); (2) perimeter/access security in reference to a defined set
of private ...