Pv6, Introduction relationship with IPv6. On the
The high rate at wich the internet the concept of security
internet continualy evolves has usually focused on data
forced the Internet Engineering security, authentification and
Task Force(IETF) to find IP data privacy. In the latest years
solutions to handle the grouth. the network security has been
Designed to handle the fast paced expanded.
growth of the Internet, the IPv6
(Internet Protocol version 6) is Avoiding single points of failure
the new version that will replace while building the networks helps
the widely used IPv4(Internet making them reliable when
Protocol version 4) which is problems occur in a localized
already obsolete. section. This way the network
security has expanded and it now
IPv6, Primary Benefits makes the Internet able to resist
Two primary advantages of IPv6 in the face of natural disasters
are the support for stateless or physical attacks.
address auto configuration and
the address space that is much Allowing a much simpler emergency
larger. Other benefits of the new response networks deployment,
IPv6 are that the security is IPv6 offers great benefits in
natively defined in the protocol, both areas. With superior data
the simple Plug and Play (thanks security, IPv6 allows us to to
to stateless auto configuration), have more robust networks.
the IP mobility is optimized .
Data Security
Network Security and IPv6 The Internet Protocol
First, we need to understand the security(IPsec) provides support
meaning of "network security", in for data encryption, user
order to understand it's authentificaton and data
integrity. IPv6 has support for of end-node implementations. IPv6
IPsec and is expected that this will make the deployment and
way Internet Protocol security implementation of emergency
will be much widely available on networks easier with the included
the IPv6 end-nodes. stateless address auto
configuration. In short, IPv6
Conclusion will make out lives safer an more
With the support for IPsec, IPv6 secure.
should create wider availability
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