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NIST Sends IPv6 Profile Out for Comment

Jason Miller writes on GCN.com:

The IP Version 6 standards for testing and profiling that exist in the Defense Department and in industry fall short of the needs of the civilian federal agencies, the National Institute of Standards and Technology found in a draft special publication sent to the CIO Council yesterday for comment.

In SP 500-267 [.pdf], "A Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government – Version 1.0", NIST said the current standards “are not well suited in content, nor governance, for the perceived requirements of the [U.S. Government] as a whole.”

Agencies, in the short term, should look to a distinct profile and testing program, while in the long term, NIST recommends that government and industry agree on technical and process requirements.

posted by Fergie @ 2/01/2007 11:39:00 AM