NIST Profile Lays Out Standards for Government Use of IPv6
September 30, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government - Version 1.0, a standards profile to support government agencies as they implement Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6).
IPv6 is the next-generation communication standard that defines how all data (text, voice and video) will move across the future Internet, experts said.
Still under development, IPv6 will solve a looming problem - the exhaustion of the pool of available addresses for Internet-connected devices under the current protocol, IPv4.
NIST developed the profile to help ensure IPv6-enabled federal information systems are interoperable, secure and able to coexist with the current IPv4 systems. The profile recommends technical standards for common network devices, such as hosts, routers, firewalls and intrusion detection systems.
It also outlines the compliance and testing programs that NIST will be establishing to ensure that IPv6-enabled federal information systems work securely with existing IPv4 systems.
Another document, USGv6 Version 1 Frequently Asked Questions, was also released to answer commonly asked questions about the scope and purpose of the profile and how it relates to other profile and test efforts, including those of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and IPv6 Forum.
For more information, go to www.antd.nist.gov/usgv6/profile.html.
Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).