Insights & Articles

Jeremy Duncan • June 14, 2023

IPv6-Only Killer App: CLAT

If you've been following us for a while, you've probably read about us talking about IPv6, the latest IPv6-only mandates in the U.S. government , and technical guidance getting to an IPv6-only state . Continuing along with blog we wrote on Tayga (the open source NAT64 solution)…

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Jeremy Duncan • December 5, 2022

DoD PKI Token SSH CLI Login

Ivanti Policy Secure (IPS) has an implementation for doing DoD PKI Token SSH logins using x509 certificates. This method is not the traditional static RSA keys. The information below will show you how to configure each step of the way, as well as some troubleshooting steps. The…

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TJ Dehaven • September 16, 2022

DoD Innovation Delays Culminating From the NIST CMVP Backlog

**Update: As of 17 Feb 2023, (2) new manufacturers and (6) new FIPS 140-3 modules have been certified For vendors offering capability to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the use of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) validated cryptography can be a make or break…

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Jeremy Duncan • June 6, 2022

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and New IPv6 Support

Happy 10-year 10-year World IPv6 Launch Anniversary ! I am incredibly pleased to be able to write about Google Cloud Platform’s new IPv6 support inside its Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) offerings. There are a bunch of caveats, but bottom-line this is a huge first step and great…

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Jeremy Duncan • June 3, 2022

Why You Should Stay Away from Extending IPv4 Solutions

As we approach the 10 year anniversary of World IPv6 Launch , a parallel effort attempting to extend IPv4 addressing is taking place – introducing a series of complex technical, political, and logistical issues. With all the success occurring with the ongoing migration to IPv6 (…

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Jeremy Duncan • December 22, 2021

Log4j and DoDIN APL Implications

I know there's been a lot of internet traffic on Log4j - not to mention all the drama on broken fixes , but we wanted to offer a different perspective: what are the Log4j vulnerability implications for DoD Information Network Approved Products List (DoDIN APL) testing and…

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TJ Dehaven • July 27, 2021

Designing toward a Zero Trust strategy

Earlier this year, DISA released the zero trust reference architecture for the DoD . Per President Biden's Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity released this year, "the Federal Government must advance toward Zero Trust Architecture." With motivations within…

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Jeremy Duncan • July 7, 2021

DoD Mandating IPv6-only

It has been decades in the making, but the near future is crystal clear now: the DoD is mandating IPv6-only. This is different than previous pushes to move the Department to some level of IPv6 enablement - including IPv6/IPv4 dual-stack, etc. This new push comes with very…

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Jeremy Duncan • December 3, 2020

IPv6 in the DoD finally?

Lots of IPv6-related things hit the news cycle in the last few weeks.Here are some of those news items: 2020 IPv6 OMB Mandate : stating all federal agencies must transition at least 20% of their networks to IPv6-only by end of FY 2023 the NIST IPv6 Profile updated to their…

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Jeremy Duncan • April 30, 2020

Network Simulation with EVE-NG Webinar

Our very own Jeremy Duncan lead a webinar today on Network Simulation with EVE-NG. Thanks again to Tyrone Wilson from Cover6 Solutions and all the folks part of the DC Cybersecurity Professionals Meetup group for hosting us. If you have any questions feel free to get in contact…

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