Gentoo Archives: gentoo-hardened

From: "Anthony G. Basile" <basile@××××××××××××××.edu>
To: gentoo-hardened@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-hardened] ipv6 on by default for hardened profile
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:02:49
Message-Id: 4FEB0030.2050807@opensource.dyc.edu
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-hardened] ipv6 on by default for hardened profile by Michael Orlitzky
1 On 06/26/2012 03:49 AM, Michael Orlitzky wrote:
2 > On 06/26/2012 03:38 AM, Darknight wrote:
3 >> Enable ipv6 use flag and disable ipv6 in /etc/sysctl.conf?
4 >> - no scary (j/k) ipv6 enabled by default
5 >> - ipv6 enabled in a matter of seconds without need for an internet
6 >> connection
7 >>
8 >> The news item and a word about the sysctl thing in the docs would be good.
9 >>
10 >
11 > Does this actually work, or does it cause half of the software compiled
12 > with USE="ipv6" to crash?
13 >
14 > Also, I don't think it's much easier than setting USE="-ipv6" =)
15
16 Those who need to bootstap out of a stage3 in an ipv6 only env need
17 USE="ipv6" by default. Please opt out with USE="-ipv6" if you don't
18 want it.
19
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21 Anthony G. Basile, Ph. D.
22 Chair of Information Technology
23 D'Youville College
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