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Re: Pointer for documentation on actually delivering IPv6


From: "Dobbins, Roland" <rdobbins () arbor net>
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 16:23:20 +0000


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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