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The bad practise would be to entirely disable IPv6. #ShittySysAdmin
Broke: disabling ipv6 because it's causing security holes with software not originally built for it
Woke: disabling ipv6 because hex ip strings are too hard to type
Honest to Tux, I've never memorized a single IPv6 since its public release; ever.
Well I memorized mine: ::1
Me either. I have a text file on the desktop that I use to copy paste the loopback address on the rare rare times I actually need it lul
The whole Silicon Valley, governments and economic infrastructure of the world hang by a thread made of bootleg shortcuts.
Haha, yeah that's what ProtonVPN support recommended to me and I am not sure if I want to disable IPv6 globally like that. I feel (with my inexperienced brain) that there's gotta be a way to do it on a per connection basis.
Maybe try forcing only IPv4 connections for the traffic you want to keep private?
Your biggest leak maybe IPv6 DNS which is probably not that big of a deal really...
I do the same, but would like to know the correct way to hide ipv6
In this case, disabling IPv6 is actually the right move. If the VPN provider doesn't support IPv6, then there's no way to allow to allow IPv6 Internet traffic without causing a leak/VPN bypass. If you block IPv6 via firewall or routing it to a dead-end, it will add delays as things try IPv6, timeout, and fall back to IPv4. If you just remove the IPv6 address from the Internet interface, you have to also make sure it doesn't get re-added by SLAAC/DHCPv6 or other interface changes (switching wifi networks, etc). As dumb as it seems, disabling IPv6 or switching to a provider that supports it are probably the best options.
The right move for the VPN provider is to support IPv6. The right move for the user is to take their business to a provider that does.
Yes, I agree - using a VPN that supports IPv6 is preferred. If they don't want to/can't change providers, then disabling IPv6 is the best way to prevent IPv6 leaks without negatively affecting network performance.
Unironically that's one thing we do to anonymize traffic at work. We could do NAT via IPV6 but what's the point when IPV4 already helps mask who is doing what in the office.
IPv6 is broken by design /s.