IPv6 First Hop Security Features

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I understand that this is a layer two security feature but would it be considered that it is able to filter layer 3 traffic? These are ipv6 security features which is layer 3.

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Hello Cameron

These are indeed features that are applied to the switch that exists between the IPv6 hosts and the first hop router, but they are not Layer 2 security features. All of the features are required to inspect the contents of the IPv6 header. And yes, they do indeed filter traffic based on Layer 3 criteria…

I hope this has been helpful!

Laz

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Hi Laz,

Thank you as always for the concise and clear explanation!

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