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Covert channel tool hides data in IPv6
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2006-08-11

An independent security researcher showed off an early version of a tool for creating covert channels that, he claims, can pass undetected through most firewalls and intrusion detection systems.

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Covert channel tool hides data in IPv6 2006-08-14
Anonymous
"Linux, Mac and Windows XP allow IPv6 networking for compatibility, while Microsoft's next-generation operating system, Vista, uses the standard as the default networking protocol."

Both Linux (at least modern distributions like Debian and Ubuntu) and Mac support IPv6 by default.

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