[ipv6hackers] Progress on IPv6 Anti-SPAM Solutions?

[Adam Števko]

Hi,

just out of curiosity, how much spam do you receive over IPv6?

Cheers,
Adam

On Feb 13, 2014, at 4:41 AM, James Small <jim.small at mail.com> wrote:

> Has there been progress in the commercial space on IPv6 anti-spam solutions?
> There are certainly some commercial gateways that support IPv6 and IPv6 SMTP
> but every vendor I've spoken with states that their address/reputation-based
> filtering is a "work-in-progress."  My understanding is that > 80% of
> blocked messages rely on this type of technology in IPv4, so it's absence in
> IPv6 is a problem.  Furthermore, it seems like most "cloud" based SMTP
> scrubbing services do not yet support IPv6 (I know there are a few).  When
> discussing IPv6 and IPv6 security with organizations, this still seems like
> a major weakness.
> 
> 
> 
> I know of the following:
> 
> http://www.cloudmark.com/en/whitepapers/smtp-abuse-prevention-in-ipv6-networ
> ks
> 
> http://www.spamhaus.org/organization/statement/012/spamhaus-ipv6-blocklists-
> strategy-statement
> 
> https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-martin-smtp-ipv6-to-ipv4-fallback-00
> (ideas to push authentication for v6)
> 
> http://meetings.apnic.net/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/44415/ipv6-and-botnet-
> spam_apricot_2012_1329718069.pdf (generic coverage of many of the issues for
> v6)
> 
> 
> 
> I'm interested in any progress you know of in this area - especially
> whitepapers, commercially viable solutions, success stories.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>  --Jim
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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