IPv6 scanning tool opens up new cybersphere for researchers
Developers have released a tool that allows security researchers to map out and explore the cyberspace environment established by IPv6, the next-gen internet protocol.
The ipv666 tool suite, developed by researchers lavalamp and Marc Newlin, identifies live IPv6 addresses in both the global IPv6 address space and targeted IPv6 networks.
The scanner features a cyclical loop to predict addresses, scan them, identify aliased networks, clean scan results, and update its statistical model. The utility, released as open source software to accompany a presentation on Tuesday at Hack in the Box, Dubai, remains a work in progress. The statistical model it is built on needs to be refined, as the researchers readily acknowledge in a blog post accompanying the release.
