IPv6 Node Requirements

Abstract

This document defines requirements for IPv6 nodes. It is expected that IPv6 will be deployed in a wide range of devices and situations. Specifying the requirements for IPv6 nodes allows IPv6 to function well and interoperate in a large number of situations and deployments. This document obsoletes RFC 4294. Status of This Memo This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has received public review and has been approved for publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Not all documents approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741. Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6434.

An IPv6 Profile for 3GPP Mobile Devices

“…This section identifies the main connectivity recommendations to be followed by a cellular host to attach to a network using IPv6 in addition to what is defined in [RFC6434] and [RFC7066]. Both dualstack and IPv6-only deployment models are considered.…”

Enterprise IPv6 Deployment Guidelines

“…While the original IPv6 specifications may have implied this, [RFC6434] clearly states that IPsec support is not mandatory. Moreover, if all the intra-enterprise traffic is encrypted, both malefactors and security tools that rely on payload inspection (Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), firewall, Access Control List (ACL), IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) ([RFC7011] and [RFC7012]), etc.)…”

A Comparison of Internet Protocol (IPv6) Security Guidelines

“…Nevertheless, they are listed here for completeness. [231] Local network protection for IPv6 info 0 missing 0 missing 5157 [232] IPv6 Implications for Network Scanning info 1 medium 0 missing 6434 [233] IPv6 node requirements info 0 missing 1 low 6177 [234] IPv6 Address Assignment to End Sites BCP 1 low 0 missing 2072 [235] Router Renumbering Guide info 1 low 0 missing 4057 [236] IPv6 Enterprise Network Scenarios info 1 high 0 missing 5082 [237] The Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM) proposed 1 medium 0 missing 4192 [238] Procedures for Renumbering an IPv6 Network info 1 high 0 missing 4311 [239] Host to router load sharing proposed 1 low 0 missing 2894 [240] Router renumbering for IPv6 proposed 1 low 0 missing 5798 [241] VRRPv4 for IPv4 and IPv6 proposed 0 missing 1 medium 2464 [242] IPv6 over Ethernet proposed 0 missing 0 missing 2590 [243] IPv6 over FR proposed 0 missing 0 missing 5072 [244] IPv6 [247] FTP extensions for IPv6 and NATs proposed 0 missing 0 missing 4293 [248] MIB for IP proposed 0 missing 1 low 4292 [249] IP Forwarding Table MIB proposed 0 missing 0 missing 4022 [250] MIB for TCP proposed 0 missing 0 missing 4113 [251] MIB for UDP proposed 0 missing 0 missing 4807 [252] IPsec Security Policy Database Configuration MIB proposed 1 low 0 missing 5519 [253] Multicast Group Membership Discovery MIB proposed 0 missing 0 missing 4001 [254] Textual conventions for Internet network addresses proposed 0 missing 0 missing…”