{
  "draft": "draft-ietf-v6ops-security-overview-06",
  "doc_id": "RFC4942",
  "title": "IPv6 Transition/Co-existence Security Considerations",
  "authors": [
    "E. Davies",
    "S. Krishnan",
    "P. Savola"
  ],
  "format": [
    "TEXT",
    "HTML"
  ],
  "page_count": "41",
  "pub_status": "INFORMATIONAL",
  "status": "INFORMATIONAL",
  "source": "IPv6 Operations",
  "abstract": "The transition from a pure IPv4 network to a network where IPv4 and IPv6 coexist brings a number of extra security considerations that need to be taken into account when deploying IPv6 and operating the dual-protocol network and the associated transition mechanisms. This document attempts to give an overview of the various issues grouped into three categories:\n\n o issues due to the IPv6 protocol itself, o issues due to transition mechanisms, and o issues due to IPv6 deployment.\n\n This memo provides information for the Internet community.",
  "pub_date": "September 2007",
  "keywords": [
    "internet protocol version 6",
    "dual-protocol network",
    "ipv4"
  ],
  "obsoletes": [],
  "obsoleted_by": [],
  "updates": [],
  "updated_by": [],
  "see_also": [],
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC4942",
  "errata_url": null
}