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IPv6 Security Tools

The following tools are intended for learning / teaching purposes, security assessments, pentesting and device testing. Do not use them in production environments! Do not use them in production environments! Do not use them in production environments!

THC IPv6 Attack Tools

The THC The Hacker Choice IPv6 Attack Toolkit by Marc Heuse & others is easy to use and recommended for IPv6 security labs and teaching / learning purposes. It’s also included in Kali and Ubuntu Linux.

  • lots of small tools (≈70), documentation not priority, great pioneer work!
  • C, Linux, GNU/AGPL
Download and more information
    1. https://github.com/vanhauser-thc/thc-ipv6
    2. https://www.kali.org/tools/thc-ipv6/
    3. http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man8/thc-ipv6.8.html
    4. https://www.thc.org/

SI6 IPv6 Toolkit

The SI6 Networks Security assessment and troubleshooting toolkit for IPv6 by Fernando Gont is recommended for assessment and pentesting purposes. It’s also very well documented.

  • a few comprehensive tools (≈12), lots of parameters, well documented, mature
  • C, Linux/sBSD/macOS, GNU/GPL
Download and more information
    1. https://www.si6networks.com/research/tools/ipv6toolkit/
    2. https://github.com/fgont/ipv6toolkit

chiron

chiron, the all-in-one IPv6 Penetration Testing Framework by Antonios Atlasis is recommended for extensive Device Testing and flexible packet crafting. It comes with a great tutorial.

  • Craft arbitrary IPv6 packets to test IDS / IPS evasion, and other interesting tools
  • Python/Scapy (modified), Linux, GNU/GPL
Download and more information
    1. https://github.com/aatlasis/Chiron
    2. https://github.com/aatlasis/Chiron/blob/master/Chiron_Tutorial.pdf