News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The unintended consequences of blocking IP addresses. Parent comment

Re:The unintended consequences of blocking IP addresses by netheril96 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @11:46PM (#34181896)
Actually, since any device can and does have multiple IPv6 addresses and can easily get more, blocking individual IPv6 address is ineffective. Some services choose to block /64 so the collateral damage is not reduced in any way.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The unintended consequences of blocking IP addresses by burnished on Friday December 30, 2022 @07:22PM (#34191822)
Well, your site has to be findable, so one could just block multiple addresses, that would solve your first objection right?

Is blocking a /64 a fundamental limitation? I dont see how it is relevant otherwise.

[ Parent | on HN ]