Security Implications of IPv6 on IPv4 Networks
draft-ietf-opsec-ipv6-implications-on-ipv4-nets-06
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opsec wg F. Gont
Internet-Draft SI6 Networks/UTN-FRH
Intended status: Informational W. Liu
Expires: May 30, 2014 Huawei Technologies
November 26, 2013
Security Implications of IPv6 on IPv4 Networks
draft-ietf-opsec-ipv6-implications-on-ipv4-nets-06
Abstract
This document discusses the security implications of native IPv6
support and IPv6 transition/co-existence technologies on "IPv4-only"
networks, and describes possible mitigations for the aforementioned
issues.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Security Implications of Native IPv6 Support . . . . . . . . 3
2.1. Filtering Native IPv6 Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. Security Implications of Tunneling Mechanisms . . . . . . . . 5
3.1. Filtering 6in4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.2. Filtering 6over4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.3. Filtering 6rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.4. Filtering 6to4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.5. Filtering ISATAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.6. Filtering Teredo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.7. Filtering Tunnel Broker with Tunnel Setup Protocol (TSP) 11
3.8. Filtering AYIYA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4. Additional Considerations when Filtering IPv6 Traffic . . . . 11
5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
8.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
8.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Appendix A. Summary of filtering rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1. Introduction
Most general-purpose operating systems implement and enable native
IPv6 [RFC2460] support and a number of transition/co-existence
technologies by default. Support of IPv6 by all nodes is intended to
become best current practice [RFC6540]. Some enterprise networks
might, however, choose to delay active use of IPv6.
This document describes operational practices for enterprise networks
to prevent security exposure resulting from unplanned use of IPv6 on
such networks. This document is only applicable to enterprise
networks: networks where the network operator is not providing a
general-purpose internet, but rather a business-specific network.
The solutions proposed here are not practical for home networks, nor
are they appropriate for provider networks such as ISPs, mobile
providers, Wifi hotspot providers or any other public internet
service.
In scenarios in which IPv6-enabled devices are deployed on enterprise
networks that are intended to be IPv4-only, native IPv6 support and/
or IPv6 transition/co-existence technologies could be leveraged by
local or remote attackers for a number of (illegitimate) purposes.
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