The National Security Agency (NSA) has published guidance to assist the Department of Defense (DoD) and other system administrators in identifying and mitigating cyber risks associated with Internet Protocol version 6 migration (IPv6).
The most recent version of the protocol used to identify and locate systems and route traffic across the internet, IPv6, was created by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Compared to IPv4, IPv6 offers technical advantages and security enhancements, including a significantly larger address space.
The NSA notes that the switch to IPv6 is anticipated to have the biggest effects on network infrastructure, affecting all networked hardware and software in some way, as well as cybersecurity.
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