Re: [IPv6] Can We Turn the Global Network into a Firewall Protecting All End Users?

Sounds a lot like PCP…

Op wo 24 apr 2024 om 16:26 schreef Jared Mauch <jared-li9M/[email protected]>

> I had thought of doing something where the device could send a profile to
> the router/DHCP server that says “here’s the ports, dns names, etc.. that I
> will be using”.
>
> This would then permit only those related bits to flow.
>
> - Jared
>
> > On Apr 24, 2024, at 4:23 PM, Hubert W <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 07:46 Mark Andrews <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > On 23 Apr 2024, at 16:51, Hubert W <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear WG,
> > >
> > >
> > > I woke up with one idea and I would like to challenge it.
> > > In IPv6, every device receives a routable address. To protect
> endpoints effectively, we require firewalls to filter unwanted traffic.
> >
> > Apart from packet volume this is a false assertion.  No device should
> require a firewall.
> >
> > > But what if we could stop such traffic at the source? Could this
> approach convince more people toward adopting IPv6?
> > >
> > > According to RFC 7381: “In a /48 assignment, typical for a site, there
> are then still 65,535 /64 blocks.” and “All user access networks should be
> a /64.”
> >
> > /64 is typical not required.
> >
> > > Can we use then bit 63 to convey a message: “I don’t want any incoming
> traffic initiated towards me!!!”? Of course a response would be accepted.
> > >
> > > We could divide the /64 allocations into two groups: one for servers,
> and these accept incoming traffic (bit 63 = 0):
> > >
> > > for example 2001:0db8:0000:0000::/64
> > >
> > > And the second group: endpoints, these never accept incoming traffic
> (bit 63 = 1):
> > >
> > > for example 2001:0db8:0000:0001::/64
> > >
> > > We only need all systems to understand the message. If a router or
> firewall sees such a packet, then drops it.
> > > Every TCP packet with flag SYN, where destination address (IPv6) has
> bit 63 equal 1, must be dropped.
> >
> > All the world is not TCP.  Additionally for TCP the filtering device
> would need to track state and that implies symmetric routing.
> >
> > > Would it be theoretically possible?
> >
> > No.
> >
> > > Best regards
> > >
> > > Hubert Wisniewski
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > IETF IPv6 working group mailing list
> > > [email protected]
> > > Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > --
> > Mark Andrews, ISC
> > 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia
> > PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742              INTERNET: [email protected]
> > I think there would be no issue with asymmetric traffic if we only check
> SYN flag, but I understand that is not a good idea. Thank you for your
> opinion.
> >
> > Hubert Wisniewski
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > IETF IPv6 working group mailing list
> > [email protected]
> > Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> IETF IPv6 working group mailing list
> [email protected]
> Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>

_______________________________________________
6lo mailing list
[email protected]
https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/6lo