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IPv6 Security
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IPv6 Security

by Scott Hogg, Eric Vyncke
December 2008
Intermediate to advanced
576 pages
15h 48m
English
Cisco Press
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Chapter 10. Securing the Transition Mechanisms

This chapter covers the following subjects:

Understanding IPv4-to-IPv6 Transition Techniques: Reviews dual-stack, tunnels (ISATAP, configured, 6to4, Teredo), and translation

Implementing Dual-Stack Security: Describes dual-stack and the IPv6 latent threats and the associated mitigation techniques

Hacking the Tunnels: Describes threats against static and dynamic tunnels, including sniffing, packet injection, and unauthorized use and shows how to protect the tunnels with IPsec and ACLs

Attacking NAT-PT: Describes the vulnerabilities of the translation mechanisms

IPv6 Latent Threats Against IPv4 Networks: Describes how IPv6 can be used as an attack vector, even in a pure IPv4 network ...

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