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**Author:** `wiki` **Description:** The current "design" for an IP block (in IPv4 and MediaWiki) is to block that specific IP. Problem is that IPv6 is much bigger. The recommendation is currently to issue a /64 for everything, even for a Point-to-point link. So in the case of IPv6, blocking the /128 is effectively pointless. The default when handling IPv6 addresses probably should be to block the /64. -------------------------- **Version**: 1.17.x **Severity**: enhancement

**Author:** `wiki` **Description:** The current "design" for an IP block (in IPv4 and MediaWiki) is to block that specific IP. Problem is that IPv6 is much bigger. The recommendation is currently to issue a /64 for everything, even for a Point-to-point link. So in the case of IPv6, blocking the /128 is effectively pointless. The default when handling IPv6 addresses probably should be to block the /64. -------------------------- **Version**: 1.17.x **See also:** * {T58252}

**Author:** `wiki` **Description:** The current "design" for an IP block (in IPv4 and MediaWiki) is to block that specific IP. Problem is that IPv6 is much bigger. The recommendation is currently to issue a /64 for everything, even for a Point-to-point link. So in the case of IPv6, blocking the /128 is effectively pointless. The default when handling IPv6 addresses probably should be to block the /64. -------------------------- **Version**: 1.17.x **Severity**: enhancemente also:** * {T58252}