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== Definition ==

The '''Internet Protocol''' is a set of procedures in a telecommunications network that terminals or nodes in that network use to send signals back and forth and that track the address of nodes, route outgoing messages, and recognize incoming messages.

The existing Internet Protocol ([[Internet Protocol Version 4]] ([[IPv4]])) &mdash; supports a maximum of 4.3 billion [[IP address]]es, limiting the number of devices that can be given a unique [[IP address]] to connect to the [[Internet]].

[[Internet Protocol version 6]] ([[IPv6]]) is the next generation of the Internet Protocol (IP). IPv6 will provide the Internet with one billion-squared [[IP address]]es, which should suffice for many years.

== Vulnerabilities ==

Existing Internet protocols were not designed for today’s [[Internet]], where the [[trustworthiness]] of [[user]]s cannot be assumed and where high-stakes, [[mission-critical]] [[application]]s increasingly reside. Malicious users exploit the weakness of existing Internet protocols to achieve [[anonymity]] and use that [[anonymity]] as a safe haven from which to launch repeated [[attack]]s on their victims.

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