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Authored by kp on Jun 3 2025, 12:49 PM.
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Summary

Block IPv6 packets in pf(4) that have hop-by-hop options header or
destination options header. Such packets can be passed by adding
"allow-opts" to the rule. So IPv6 options are handled like their
counterpart in IPv4 now.
tested by benno@; OK henning@

Obtained from: OpenBSD, bluhm <bluhm@openbsd.org>, c50c83ac27
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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