rightscon 2015: ipv6 for n00bs
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IPv6 for n00bs
Adli Wahid
Security Specialist, APNIC
@adliwahid
I am a n00b @ #rightscon2015
APNIC = Regional Internet Registry
Getting from A to B on the Internet
IP = Internet Protocol
How the Internet works
(Simplified Edition)
5
202.150.8.132
202.150.8.99
202.178.112.1
202.178.120.15
AS11167
12.100.1.8
AS24478
AS17726
2401:A700:1::D1
2401:A700:F::E3
2401:3E00:DD::1
2401:3E00:EE::15A
Autonomous System Number (ASN)
IP Address (IPv4)
IP Address (IPv6)
Why IPv6?
Support the global growth of the
Internet
… since the 90s
What Does an IPv6 Address Looks
Like?
2001:0db8:003e:ef11:0000:0000:c100:004d
2001:db8:3e:ef11:0:0:c100:4d
Another Example
203.119.102.244
2001:dd8:8:701::244
www.apnic.net
Not just extra bits But Also New Features and Protocols
Why Should I Care?
Why Should I Care?
1. It is already being ‘deployed’
2. You can get IPv6
– Or available do you
3. You may need to be able to support or
handle IPv6
Take Aways
1. 1 more things to learn!
– http://training.apnic.net
– http://blog.apnic.net/2014/11/04/the-story-of-ipv6/
2. Try it out!
3. Many ways get to get involved – Policy Discussion at RIR Meetings
– IETF Technical / Standards
– Help create awareness
