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Re: Is NAT can provide some kind of protection?


From: Fernando Gont <fernando () gont com ar>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:54:18 -0300

On 12/01/2011 01:17 p.m., George Bonser wrote:

But your security person needs to shift their thinking because the
purpose of NAT and private addressing is to conserve IP address, not to
provide security.  With IPv6, the concept of NAT goes away.  

You have heard about NAT66, right?

Thanks,
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Fernando Gont
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