Authors : Ahmed Khaleel Ibrahim Saihab and Nazhat Saeed Abdulrazaq
Abstract: Internet Protocol Version 6 was introduced by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to replace the Internet Protocol Version 4 and introduce features like a significantly larger address space, flow labelling and additional security features but the new IPv6 bring new challenges with it. The routing header which is an extension header type that is used in the IPv6 has some vulnerabilities in it, a vulner ability allows a potential attacker to by pass firewall systems or access control lists by using the routing header to access internal protected networks and can also use the routing header to generate an attack called Reflective Denial of Service (RDOS) to overload the network bandwidth and stop network operation. This study suggests a protection system to protect against vulnerabilities that reside within the IPv6 routing header, the results show that the proposed protection system provides a secure communication without blocking normal traffic.
Ahmed Khaleel Ibrahim Saihab and Nazhat Saeed Abdulrazaq, 2019. Building a Security System Based on Internet Protocol Version 6 Routing Header. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 14: 3674-3678.