Chapter 3. IPv6 Internet Security

This chapter covers the following subjects:

Large-Scale Internet Threats: Reviews IPv6 worms, DDoS attacks, and botnets

Ingress/Egress Filtering: Describes filtering at network perimeters to prevent spoofed packets

Securing BGP Sessions: Describes securing the Internet routing protocol

IPv6 over MPLS Security: Explains security in IPv6 service provider networks

Customer Premises Equipment: Describes security of IPv6-capable end-user devices

Prefix Delegation Threats: Describes issues related to providing IPv6 addresses to service provider customers

Multihoming Issues: Explains connecting to multiple service providers

Many people are surprised to learn that IPv6 is already running on the ...

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