Configuring IPv6 Access Control Lists in Cisco

Last Updated : 02 Nov, 2022

Pre-requisite : What is IPv6?, How to Configure IPv6 on CISCO Router?

Access Control Lists decide which type of traffic is blocked and which is to be forwarded to a specific device interface. It allows filtering based on source & destination addresses, inbound & outbound to a specific interface. Standard Access Control List (ACL) functionality in IPv6 is similar to standard ACL in IPv4. Implicit deny statement at the end of each ACL. IPv6 extended ACLs inherit functionality of standard IPv6 ACL as well as support traffic filtering based on:

IPv6 option headers and optional
Upper-layer protocol type information (example port number or specific service) for finer granularity of control.

IPv6 Access Control Lists command :

Command	Purpose	Example
ipv6 access-list <access-list-name>	To define an IPv6 ACL	Router(config)# ipv6 access-list geeksforgeeks
permit <protocol> <source-ipv6-prefix/prefix-length \| any \| host source-ipv6-address> <destination-ipv6-prefix / prefix-length \| any \| host destination-ipv6-address>	To specify permit condition for an IPv6 ACL.	Router(config-ipv6-acl)#permit ipv6 host 2001:DB8:0:4::32 any
deny <protocol> <source-ipv6-prefix/prefix-length \| any \| host source-ipv6-address> <destination-ipv6-prefix/prefix-length\|any\|hostdestination-ipv6-address>	To specify deny condition for an IPv6 ACL.	Router(config-ipv6-acl)#deny ipv6 host 2001:DB8:0:6::6 any

Creating and Configuring an IPv6 ACL for Traffic Filtering :

Step 1: Create the physical topology in GNS3 as show in the image below :

Step 2: Configure IPv6 address on PC1 and PC2 :

PC1> ip 2001:db8:0:4::2 /64

PC2> ip 3001:db8:0:4::2 /64

Step 3: Enable IPv6 unicast-routing on both the routers in global configuration mode :

R1(config)#ipv6 unicast-routing

R2(config)#ipv6 unicast-routing

Step 4: Configure IPv6 address on the physical interfaces of both the routers :

R1(config)#interface FastEthernet0/0
R1(config-if)#ipv6 address FE80::1 link-local
R1(config-if)#ipv6 address bbbb:10:1:1::1/64
R1(config-if)#no shutdown
R1(config-if)#interface FastEthernet1/0
R1(config-if)#ipv6 address 2001:DB8:0:4::1/64
R1(config-if)#no shutdown

R2(config)#interface FastEthernet0/0
R2(config-if)#ipv6 address FE80::2 link-local
R2(config-if)#ipv6 address bbbb:10:1:1::2/64
R2(config-if)#no shutdown
R2(config-if)#interface FastEthernet1/0
R2(config-if)#ipv6 address 3001:DB8:0:4::1/64
R2(config-if)#no shutdown

Step 5: Enable telnet on R1 :

R1(config)enable password cisco
R1(config)line vty 0 4
R1(config-line)password cisco
R1(config-line)login

Step 6: Checking whether R2 is able to telnet R1 or not :

R2#telnet bbbb:10:1:1::1

R2 is able to telnet R1.

Step 7: Configure an IPv6 ACL named "geeksforgeeks" on R1 to deny telnet access to R2 :

R1(config)#ipv6 access-list geeksforgeeks
R1(config-ipv6-acl)#deny tcp host 3001:db8:0:4::2 any eq telnet
R1(config)line vty 0 4
R1(config-line)#ipv6 access-class geeksforgeeks in

Step 8: Checking whether R2 is able to telnet R1 or not after configuring ACL :