The government plans to combat cyber crime more effectively with the
Indian Registry for Internet Names & Numbers (IRINN) stepping up the
process of allocating the latest version of internet addresses,
popularly known as IPv6, in the country.
Since allocation of 'internet protocol', or IP, resources is being done locally by IRINN, which is a division of the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), it will now be easier to detect cyber crime as the database of registered internet addresses can be monitored real-time by security agencies," said a top official in the department of electronics & information technology.
Till recently, all IP resources in India were allocated by the Australia-based regional internet registry, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre ( APNIC).
This database wasn't readily available to national security agencies. The IP address is a unique identifying number assigned to any device that communicates on the Internet. And there are two IP versions - Versions 4 & 6 - that currently co-exist.
"Unlike IPv4 (read: IP Version 4), which had a limited IP address book, the address capacity of IPv6 runs into trillions, which is why, it will be possible to allocate unique addresses to each device in India connected to the Net and detect any network security breach more effectively," said NIXI chief, Dr Govind, who is also senior director in the department of electronics & information technology.
Since allocation of 'internet protocol', or IP, resources is being done locally by IRINN, which is a division of the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), it will now be easier to detect cyber crime as the database of registered internet addresses can be monitored real-time by security agencies," said a top official in the department of electronics & information technology.
Till recently, all IP resources in India were allocated by the Australia-based regional internet registry, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre ( APNIC).
This database wasn't readily available to national security agencies. The IP address is a unique identifying number assigned to any device that communicates on the Internet. And there are two IP versions - Versions 4 & 6 - that currently co-exist.
"Unlike IPv4 (read: IP Version 4), which had a limited IP address book, the address capacity of IPv6 runs into trillions, which is why, it will be possible to allocate unique addresses to each device in India connected to the Net and detect any network security breach more effectively," said NIXI chief, Dr Govind, who is also senior director in the department of electronics & information technology.
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