RFC 7123: Security Implications of IPv6 on IPv4 Networks

This document discusses the security implications of native IPv6 support and IPv6 transition/coexistence technologies on "IPv4-only" networks and describes…

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Outgoing relationships (30 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 1035: Domain names - implementation and specification
Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 4033: DNS Security Introduction and Requirements
Normative reference — RFC 4035: Protocol Modifications for the DNS Security Extensions
Normative reference — RFC 3056: Connection of IPv6 Domains via IPv4 Clouds
Normative reference — RFC 4380: Teredo: Tunneling IPv6 over UDP through Network Address Translations (NATs)
Normative reference — RFC 6147: DNS64: DNS Extensions for Network Address Translation from IPv6 Clients to IPv4 Servers
Normative reference — RFC 5214: Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP)
Normative reference — RFC 5969: IPv6 Rapid Deployment on IPv4 Infrastructures (6rd) -- Protocol Specification
Normative reference — RFC 2529: Transmission of IPv6 over IPv4 Domains without Explicit Tunnels
Normative reference — RFC 3068: An Anycast Prefix for 6to4 Relay Routers
Normative reference — RFC 4795: Link-local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR)
Normative reference — RFC 3053: IPv6 Tunnel Broker
Normative reference — RFC 5569: IPv6 Rapid Deployment on IPv4 Infrastructures (6rd)
Normative reference — RFC 5572: IPv6 Tunnel Broker with the Tunnel Setup Protocol (TSP)
Informative reference — RFC 5246: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.2
Informative reference — RFC 793: Transmission Control Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 4301: Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 2663: IP Network Address Translator (NAT) Terminology and Considerations
Informative reference — RFC 6763: DNS-Based Service Discovery
Informative reference — RFC 3756: IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) Trust Models and Threats
Informative reference — RFC 6762: Multicast DNS
Informative reference — RFC 6105: IPv6 Router Advertisement Guard
Informative reference — RFC 6169: Security Concerns with IP Tunneling
Informative reference — RFC 6555: Happy Eyeballs: Success with Dual-Stack Hosts
Informative reference — RFC 5461: TCP's Reaction to Soft Errors
Informative reference — RFC 6343: Advisory Guidelines for 6to4 Deployment
Informative reference — RFC 3964: Security Considerations for 6to4
Informative reference — RFC 6540: IPv6 Support Required for All IP-Capable Nodes
Informative reference — RFC 6101: The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Protocol Version 3.0

Incoming relationships (1 related RFC)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 9099: Operational Security Considerations for IPv6 Networks