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    IPv6

    What would be some of the security benefits of enabling Ipv6 support (such as through module) on your Linux box?

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    Re:IPv6

    As I recall the IPv6 specs call for the use of IPsec modules such as FreeSwan

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    Re:IPv6

    [quote author=LinuxGuy link=board=4;threadid=3969;start=0#39514 date=1025254121]
    What would be some of the security benefits of enabling Ipv6 support (such as through module) on your Linux box?
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    No benefits. IPv6 is beeing tested, but to access the internet you have to use IPv4. IPv6 would only add a yet another unused module (possibly exploitable).

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