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Internet Protocol version 6

Transport·RFC Editor

WHY YOU NEED THIS

ISPs and cloud providers are rolling out IPv6 dual-stack. AAAA records, IPv6 CIDR, and dual-stack routing are real concerns.

What It Defines

Defines the IPv6 addressing scheme (128-bit), packet format, and extensions. Increasingly required for modern internet infrastructure.

Canonical (Normative)

RFC 8200

ipipv6networking

Standards Body

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Related Specs

RFC 791RFCShould Know

IPv4

Your servers, load balancers, firewalls, and security groups are all defined in IPv4/CIDR. Know the addressing model.

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RFC 1035RFCMust Know

DNS Implementation

The record types (A, MX, TXT, CNAME) you configure in every DNS panel live in this spec. Know what you're setting.

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