The IPv6 extension header mechanism, a new feature of the IPv6 protocol, enhances flexibility and scalability but introduces numerous security threats like firewall evasion and covert channels.

Abstract: Existing threat detection techniques for IPv6 extension headers suffer from issues such as high packet loss rates, low processing speeds as network traffic scales up, and incomplete ...

Abstract: IPv6 extension headers allow for the extension of the IPv6 protocol and provides support for some core functionality such as IPv6 fragmentation. This paper is about the issues surrounding ...

Destination options, for packet-level options only useful at the destination node. These are also listed at IANA. Encapsulating security payload, if IPsec is in use. This is the defined mechanism for ...

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Python code to do and analyze traceroutes with and without IPv6 extension headers. Main contributor was Mehdi Kouhen while Master student at Ecole Polytechnique de Paris while being an intern at Cisco ...