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Practical IPv6 Security
Solutions
This chapter includes step-by-step instructions for setting up an IP firewall,
IPsec, and TCP wrappers for Solaris IPv6 systems. Pointers to other IPv6
security resources are included at the end of the chapter.
23.1 IPv6/v4 IP Filtering Firewall on Solaris 8*
Commercial firewalls protecting network assets of companies and insti-
tutions around the world are commonplace. In fact, few “interesting”
network systems are not behind a firewall. Currently, there are no (at least
none we could find) commercial firewalls that provide IPv6 support. This
leaves an interesting dilemma; deploy systems undefended or restrict your
IPv6 ...