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IPv6 Security Challenges
February 2009 (vol. 42 no. 2)
pp. 36-42
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Carlos E. Caicedo, James B.D. Joshi, Summit R. Tuladhar, "IPv6 Security Challenges," Computer, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 36-42, February, 2009.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MC.2009.54,
author = {Carlos E. Caicedo and James B.D. Joshi and Summit R. Tuladhar},
title = {IPv6 Security Challenges},
journal ={Computer},
volume = {42},
number = {2},
issn = {0018-9162},
year = {2009},
pages = {36-42},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MC.2009.54},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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Carlos E. Caicedo, University of Pittsburgh
James B.D. Joshi, University of Pittsburgh
IPv6, the new version of the Internet Protocol, has been developed to provide new services and to support the Internet's growth. An overview of the key security issues outlines the challenges in deploying and transitioning to IPv6.

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Index Terms:
IPv6, IPv4, network security, network attacks, IPSec, Internet Protocol
Citation:
Carlos E. Caicedo, James B.D. Joshi, Summit R. Tuladhar, "IPv6 Security Challenges," Computer, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 36-42, Feb. 2009, doi:10.1109/MC.2009.54
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