IPv6 uptake (was: The Reg does 240/4)

Sat Feb 17 03:41:25 UTC 2024

> That it's possible to implement network security well without using
> NAT does not contradict the claim that NAT enhances network security.

I think we're each overgeneralizing from our individual expeience.

You can configure a V6 firewall to be default closed as easily as you can 
configure a NAT.  Once you start making exceptions, it depends on the 
nature of the exceptions, the way you tell the router about them (CLI, web 
crudware, whatever) and doubtless other stuff too.

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