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ICMPv6 Drop

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ICMPv6 Drop

To instruct the firewall what to do with certain ICMPv6 packets it receives in the zone, select the following settings to enable them.

Zone Protection Profile Settings—Packet Based Attack Protection	Configured In	Description
ICMPv6 destination unreachable - require explicit security rule match	NetworkNetwork ProfilesZone ProtectionPacket Based Attack ProtectionICMPv6 Drop	Require an explicit Security policy match for Destination Unreachable ICMPv6 messages, even when the message is associated with an existing session.
ICMPv6 packet too big - require explicit security rule match		Require an explicit Security policy match for Packet Too Big ICMPv6 messages, even when the message is associated with an existing session.
ICMPv6 time exceeded - require explicit security rule match		Require an explicit Security policy match for Time Exceeded ICMPv6 messages, even when the message is associated with an existing session.
ICMPv6 parameter problem - require explicit security rule match		Require an explicit Security policy match for Parameter Problem ICMPv6 messages, even when the message is associated with an existing session.
ICMPv6 redirect - require explicit security rule match		Require an explicit Security policy match for Redirect Message ICMPv6 messages, even when the message is associated with an existing session.

Protocol Protection