Remember IPv6
Full name: Internet Protocol version 6
Memory aid: Version six stretches the address space.
IPv6 support does not automatically enable encryption.
Study area: Protocols & logical ports · Batch 2
Relevant study for: CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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IPv6 — Internet Protocol version 6
Uses 128-bit network addresses.
Why learn IPv6 — Internet Protocol version 6?
Uses 128-bit network addresses.
Where it came from
IPv6 support does not automatically enable encryption.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Version six stretches the address space.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand IPv6: Internet Protocol version 6.
- Recall this memory aid: Version six stretches the address space.
- Explain the practical use: Uses 128-bit network addresses.
- Explain this distinction: IPv6 support does not automatically enable encryption.
- Identify IPv6 in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IETF RFC 8200 (www.rfc-editor.org)