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IPv6 Security

The IPv6 Security Training Course is a one-day session offering an overview of key IPv6 security topics.

You'll learn industry best practices and gain a high-level understanding of today's top IPv6 security concerns. The course features a mix of theory and hands-on exercises.

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What you will learn

The IPv6 Security Training Course is a one-day course providing an overview of the most relevant IPv6 security topics.

You will gain insight into industry best practices and gain a high-level understanding of the most pressing IPv6 security concerns today.

The course includes theory and hands-on exercises.

You will also learn to:

  • Identify what IPv6 security is and isn't
  • Identify and protect your network from IPv6-related threats
  • Understand how the IPv6-associated protocols work. Identify and protect your network from related threats
  • Recognise the existing security solutions to protect your IPv6 network
  • Understand how to apply packet filtering in IPv6
  • Understand how Internet-wide IPv6 threats could happen, such as DDoS or via transition mechanisms
  • Understand the many complexities of IPv6 that must be taken into account from a security point-of-view
  • Expert
  • 1 Day
  • Classroom
  • English
  • For Members
  • Gets you ready for the IPv6 Security exam

Who is this course for?

You should attend this training course if you are part of the staff of a Local Internet Registry (LIR) and if:

  • You have knowledge and experience with IPv6
  • Your organisation has implemented IPv6 or is planning implementation
  • You are a security/network/systems administrator, information security officer, IT consultant, or security policy writer

This course does not cover

  • IPv6 basics
  • IPv6 addresses details and addressing plans
  • IPv6 routing
  • The basics of IPv6-associated protocols like NDP or ICMPv6

Skills you will gain

After completing this course you will be knowledgeable in

  • Ability to identify potential securty risks in an IPv6 network
  • Identify the appropriate security solutions and implement them

Pre-Requisites

  • IPv4 networking and security
  • IPv6 networking equivalent to that covered in the IPv6 Fundamentals Course or the In-Person IPv6 Fundamentals course.
  • Basic Internet security concepts
  • For the labs: CLI and command tools

This course requires an advanced level of knowledge of the IPv6 Protocol and its operations.

We strongly recommend that you complete our Advanced IPv6 Training Course before signing up for this course.

Course Overview

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Basic IPv6 Protocol Security

  • Basic Header
  • Extension Headers
  • Addressing

IPv6 Associated Protocols Security

  • ICMPv6
  • NDP
  • MLD
  • DNS
  • DHCPv6

Internet wide IPv6 Security

  • Filtering
  • DDOS
  • Transition Mechanisms

Tips and Tools

  • Up-to-date information
  • Security tools
  • Device features

Download course material

Here you can download the IPv6 Security In-Person course material.

  • IPv6 Security Course Introduction (.pdf)
  • IPv6 Security Course Slides (.pdf)
  • IPv6 Security Exercises Booklet (.pdf)
  • IPv6 Security Devices Overview (.pdf)
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IPv6 Security E-learning course

If you have participated in the IPv6 Security In-Person course then revisit what you've learned in the IPv6 Security E-Learning course.

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