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Re: Pointer for documentation on actually delivering IPv6

  • From: Dobbins, Roland
  • Date: Mon Dec 06 11:23:41 2010

On Dec 6, 2010, at 10:49 PM, Jack Bates wrote:

> So does NAT add to security? Yes; just not very much. 

It adds nothing which can't be added in another, better way, and it subtracts a great deal in terms of instantiating unnecessary DoSable stateful chokepoints in the network, not to mention breaking traceback.

NAT <> security.  NAT is a net security negative.

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