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> Obviously we start to see which routers are "good" home routers shake out as IPv6 adoption picks up Experts might, but most security isn't a visible property
by throwaway894345 4y ago
> Obviously we start to see which routers are "good" home routers shake out as IPv6 adoption picks up
Experts might, but most security isn't a visible property to most users, or at least they won't readily or reliably attribute router vulnerabilities to the router. This in turn means that security will get worse but the market probably won't correct itself, or at least the correction won't manifest as markedly better routers (the consumer router space sucks as it is because the customers aren't usually experts). I don't think this is a compelling reason to avoid an ipv6 transition, but I don't agree with the implication that ipv6 will have positive security benefits.
- BenjiWiebe 4y agoI have yet to see a home router that doesn't have a default-deny firewall. I also haven't seen one that has IPv6 support without having a default-deny IPv6 firewall. They may exist, but certainly aren't common.