Should distributors disable IPv4-mapped IPv6?
Should distributors disable IPv4-mapped IPv6?
Posted May 25, 2016 20:13 UTC (Wed) by dlang (guest, #313)Parent article: Should distributors disable IPv4-mapped IPv6?
> The good news is that this functionality has been the default for years and stories of exploits are hard to find. But, as we all know, that provides no guarantees that exploits are not possible.
A few weeks from now I expect such stories to be common. Once a vulnerability is pointed out, people jump on it.
Security by Obscurity is a very fragile thing, but it does work until the Obscurity goes away.
Frankly, I expect that the most common reaction to this is going to be blocking IPv6 at more perimeters. At this point it's geek points to have it, but if it opens vulnerabilities, Security will trump geek points and it will get shut off.