#ipv6
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Turning IPv6 Tunnels into Programmable Delay Lines for Pulsing DoS
Researchers from Tsinghua University have unveiled TED, a technique that abuses open tunnel hosts and IPv6 extension headers to squeeze traffic dispersed over seconds into a single sharp burst.
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GSoC 2026: a student tames NetBSD's racoon2 IKE daemon
As part of Google Summer of Code 2026, Artem Belan rewrote NAT traversal, fixed IPv6, and gave racoon2 its first automated test suite.
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“IPv6 over a Drainage Pipe”: A Curious Post from the World of Networking Experiments
A short but notable post titled “IPv6 over drainage pipe” has appeared on the Mastodon social network — yet another example of the playful experiments network engineers are known for.
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Stable Linux kernel updates close two critical vulnerabilities
Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of seven stable Linux kernels at once, fixing two significant security vulnerabilities. Users are advised to update as soon as possible.