Security issues Applications sees IPv4 mapped address it cannot know if: it is IPv4 peer (due to RFC2553) it is IPv6 peer (IPv6 native packet/SIIT) Various attacks possible confuse access control (::ffff:127.0.0.1) pretend to be insider (::ffff:10.0.0.1) traffic reflection/inflation/anonymization echo to ::ffff:10.255.255.255 -> 10.255.255.255 Not just a firewall issue Complex combination attack possible example - use routing header to bypass packet filters