tailieunhanh - INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 6: Federal Agencies Need to Plan for Transition and Manage Security Risks

Key planning considerations for federal agencies include recognizing that the transition is already under way, because IPv6-capable software and equipment already exists in agency networks. Other important agency planning considerations include developing inventories and assessing risks; creating business cases that identify organizational needs and goals; establishing policies and enforcement mechanisms; determining costs; and identifying timelines and methods for transition. In addition, managing the security aspects of an IPv6 transition is another consideration since IPv6 can introduce additional security risks to agency information. For example, attackers of federal networks could abuse IPv6 features to allow unauthorized traffic or make agency computers directly accessible from the Internet. DOD has made progress in developing a. | United States Government Accountability Office GAO Report to Congressional Requesters May 2005 INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 6 Federal Agencies Need to Plan for Transition and Manage Security Risks à. GAO. Integrity . Reliability GAO-05-471 May 2005 À GAO 1ỈỈM Accountability Integrity Reliability Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-471 a report to congressional requesters Why GAO Did This Study The Internet protocol IP provides the addressing mechanism that defines how and where information such as text voice and video move across interconnected networks. Internet protocol version 4 IPv4 which is widely used today may not be able to accommodate the increasing number of global users and devices that are connecting to the Internet. As a result IP version 6 IPv6 was developed to increase the amount of available IP address space. It is gaining momentum globally from regions with limited address space. GAO was asked to 1 describe the key characteristics of IPv6 2 identify the key planning considerations for federal agencies in transitioning to IPv6 and 3 determine the progress made by the Department of Defense DOD and other major agencies to transition to IPv6. What GAO Recommends GAO recommends among other things that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget OMB instruct agencies to begin to address key planning considerations for the IPv6 transition and that agencies act to mitigate near-term IPv6 security risks. Officials from OMB DOD and Commerce generally agreed with the contents of this report and provided technical corrections which were incorporated as appropriate. cgi-bin getrpt GAO-05-471. To view the full product including the scope and methodology click on the link above. For more information contact David Powner at 202 512-9286 or Keith Rhodes at 202 512-6412. INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 6 Federal Agencies Need to Plan for Transition and Manage Security Risks What GAO Found The key characteristics of IPv6 are designed to .