Today we continue with part 2 of the 10 part series on IPv6 Security Myths by debunking one of the myths I overhear people propagating out loud far too much: That you don’t need to worry about security because IPv6 has it built into the protocol. In this post, we’ll explore several of the reasons […]

IPv6 Security Myth #2: IPv6 Has Security Designed In is a post from don't panic – One Network Technologist's View of Life, the Internet, and Everything.

With IPv6 passing 4% of Google’s traffic and new networks all over the world steadily deploying IPv6 you may think that IPv6 protocol development work at the IETF is done with. Quite the opposite is true in fact. As IPv6 becomes the de facto Internet Protocol, it has also become a topic that must be […]

Rough Guide To IETF 90: IPv6 Is Everywhere, eh? is a post from don't panic – One Network Technologist's View of Life, the Internet, and Everything.

The Internet Society and the Rocky Mountain IPv6 Task Force unify events in Denver to increase IPv6 adoption rate [Denver, Colorado] – The number of available Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses is declining rapidly and will soon leave businesses and individuals worldwide who have not yet adopted the new IPv6 protocol with limited options Read more…

The beauty of the IPv6 header is that it has been streamlined and contains only those pieces of information that are necessary on every IPv6 packet. All optional IP information is encoded in extension headers, which are added to packets between the standard IPv6 header and the upper-layer header.

Introducing IPv6 | IPv6 Headers is a post from don't panic – One Network Architect's View of Life, the Internet, and Everything.