@misc{rfc4942, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 4942, howpublished = {RFC 4942}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC4942}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4942}, author = {Suresh Krishnan and Elwyn B. Davies and Pekka Savola}, title = {{IPv6 Transition/Co-existence Security Considerations}}, pagetotal = 41, year = 2007, month = sep, abstract = {The transition from a pure IPv4 network to a network where IPv4 and IPv6 coexist brings a number of extra security considerations that need to be taken into account when deploying IPv6 and operating the dual-protocol network and the associated transition mechanisms. This document attempts to give an overview of the various issues grouped into three categories: o issues due to the IPv6 protocol itself, o issues due to transition mechanisms, and o issues due to IPv6 deployment. This memo provides information for the Internet community.}, }