Re:Why is IPv6 so complicated?
by ExoticPearTree on Saturday April 18, 2026 @07:49AM
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> Was also designed in the early 90s before security was taken seriously.
True, but since then it has transformed into “no one gets in because we have _private_ IP addresses”…
Re:Why is IPv6 so complicated?
by Hikikomori on Saturday April 18, 2026 @09:04AM
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To be fair it's a pretty decent defense, in the early days of blaster and today with iot crap.
I would need to ask the follow up question. Okay so what happens when someone gets in? Say some idiot install something they should not. Or there is some vulnerability in something you allow in?
Extra layers is good. But it does not mean you can forgo anything else.
Okay, so you configure a firewall. NAT is not required.
The real problem is many "enterprises" have people who don't understand networking. NAT was a solution to IP address depletion. This is not a problem we have with IPv6.
If security is taken seriously, I'm sure they can spend a few minutes and learn how to configure a IPv6 firewall that allows no inbound connections. It's basically the simplest configuration possible.
Was also designed in the early 90s before security was taken seriously.