draft-chown-v6ops-port-scanning-implications-02

[Tim Chown <tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk>]

Hi,

This draft has been resurrected since it is cited by Elwyn in two other (WG)
drafts.   It would be useful to have a slot in Vancouver to discuss whether
it should be progressed or the key point absorbed into both of the drafts
currently citing it.

> A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts directories.
> 	Title		: IPv6 Implications for TCP/UDP Port Scanning
> 	Author(s)	: T. Chown
> 	Filename	: draft-chown-v6ops-port-scanning-implications-02.txt
> 	Pages		: 9
> 	Date		: 2005-10-27
> 	
> The 128 bits of IPv6 address space is considerably bigger than the 32
>    bits of address space in IPv4.  In particular, the IPv6 subnets to
>    which hosts attach will by default have 64 bits of host address
>    space.  As a result, traditional methods of remote TCP or UDP port
>    scanning to discover open or running services on a host will
>    potentially become far less computationally feasible, due to the
>    larger search space in the subnet.  This document discusses that
>    property of IPv6 subnets, and describes related issues for site
>    administrators of IPv6 networks to consider, which may be of
>    importance when planning site address allocation and management
>    strategies.
> 
> A URL for this Internet-Draft is:
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-chown-v6ops-port-scanning-implications-02.txt


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Tim/::1