Could IPv6 have an edge over IPv4?(ssg.dev)4 points·by sedatk·2 months ago·7 commentsssg.devCould IPv6 have an edge over IPv4?https://ssg.dev/could-ipv6-have-an-edge-over-ipv4/7 commentsPost comment[–]rini17·2 months agoreplyIt would have an edge if it had inbuilt protection against spoofing. However now that there are big actors that profit off DDoS mitigation....Or any other feature genuinely lacking from IPv4. Merely having unique address for every grain of sand on the planet isn't enough.[–]sedatk·2 months agoreplyDon't many botnets use compromised machines now? Protocol level mitigations wouldn't help that would it?[–]rini17·2 months agoreplyIt would make blacklisting compromised networks easier at least.[–]pestatije·2 months agoreplyits definitely cheaper[–]sedatk·2 months agoreplyWhy do you think so?[–]pestatije·2 months agoreplyim talking about address pricing[–]sedatk·2 months agoreplyOh, you're right, no question about it.
Or any other feature genuinely lacking from IPv4. Merely having unique address for every grain of sand on the planet isn't enough.