IPv6

The next-generation IP protocol with 128-bit addresses. IPv6 was designed with optional IPsec support, but IPsec is not mandatory in all deployments. IPv6 security depends on implementation policies, not the protocol alone.

Categories: Security ControlsProtocols and StandardsInternet and Routing

IPv6 in context

Security controls span signaling firewalls (SS7/Diameter/GTP screening), transport encryption (IPsec, TLS, PRINS), identity and access on OSS/BSS, and monitoring at both packet and log level. Controls are audited against GSMA FS.11/FS.19/FS.20/FS.36.

Telecom security is written into standards from 3GPP, GSMA, ETSI, IETF and ITU-T. Understanding which body owns which specification, and how they interlock, is essential for both design and audit work.

To place IPv6 in the wider telecom-security picture, review 3G, A5/1, Digital Signature, OSPF, SHA and SIRT — each entry cross-references back to this page so you can walk the topic in either direction.

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