Given that IPv4 addresses are running out, we would like to be able to create accounts using IPv6 addresses. As of now, we have to create accounts on the main shared, then manually switch them to IPv6, including accounts created through resellers. This is time consuming.
Enable IPv6 by default on account creation
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As a web hosting provider (including non-root resellers), I would like the option to have IPv6 enabled when new accounts are created.
Should work like ipv4 adress delegation.
i dont need a seperate ipv6 per customer, they can all be on one shared ipv6 and if i decide to give the package a separate ipv6 then i will do it manually, or via api or something else. like the ipv4 actual behavior.
The reason for this is, e.g. blacklists tends to block /64 subnets. If one (1) ! ip sends spam from a hacked account, the server subnet is blocked mostly completly. Why should i do the work and set every customer an ipv6?
Should work like ipv4 adress delegation.
i dont need a seperate ipv6 per customer, they can all be on one shared ipv6 and if i decide to give the package a separate ipv6 then i will do it manually, or via api or something else. like the ipv4 actual behavior.
The reason for this is, e.g. blacklists tends to block /64 subnets. If one (1) ! ip sends spam from a hacked account, the server subnet is blocked mostly completly. Why should i do the work and set every customer an ipv6?
We run a clean ship and are quick to respond to abuse reports and feedback loops; also we monitor our mail logs for abnormal behaviour yet every once in a while we still get blacklisted (delisting does not take long, fortunately) which in some cases causes trouble for our customers.
With IPv6 it is easier to minimalize the impact accounts have on each other if one gets blacklisted - it should not affect another. While industry practices are not very well defined yet but it is likely to assume that DNSBLs would prefer to block a /64 instead of a /48. Therefore ideally each server would be assigned a /48 or a /56 and every account its own /64.
Spamhaus has already stated that they have no intention of blocking any netblock smaller than /64: https://www.spamhaus.org/organization/statement/012/spamhaus-ipv6-blocklists-strategy-statement
Since not every company has the luxury of having a /48 or a /56 per server, this should probably be optional but nonetheless preferable due to the other benefits (like mentioned above, dealing with abuse [DDoS, and such]).
We run a clean ship and are quick to respond to abuse reports and feedback loops; also we monitor our mail logs for abnormal behaviour yet every once in a while we still get blacklisted (delisting does not take long, fortunately) which in some cases causes trouble for our customers.
With IPv6 it is easier to minimalize the impact accounts have on each other if one gets blacklisted - it should not affect another. While industry practices are not very well defined yet but it is likely to assume that DNSBLs would prefer to block a /64 instead of a /48. Therefore ideally each server would be assigned a /48 or a /56 and every account its own /64.
Spamhaus has already stated that they have no intention of blocking any netblock smaller than /64: https://www.spamhaus.org/organization/statement/012/spamhaus-ipv6-blocklists-strategy-statement
Since not every company has the luxury of having a /48 or a /56 per server, this should probably be optional but nonetheless preferable due to the other benefits (like mentioned above, dealing with abuse [DDoS, and such]).
I take after all this time that IPv6 has been mainstream. cPanel has still not enabled the option to create new accounts with IPv6 as a default option. Which means I have to manually set an IPv6 address each and every time a new account has been created under the IPv4 default shared address.
I'm really surprised by all of this. Especially as cPanel started adding IPv6 functionality say around 6-7 years ago now? Maybe even longer. When can we expect this as a standard feature? It would be useful to know for my freelancing work.
I take after all this time that IPv6 has been mainstream. cPanel has still not enabled the option to create new accounts with IPv6 as a default option. Which means I have to manually set an IPv6 address each and every time a new account has been created under the IPv4 default shared address.
I'm really surprised by all of this. Especially as cPanel started adding IPv6 functionality say around 6-7 years ago now? Maybe even longer. When can we expect this as a standard feature? It would be useful to know for my freelancing work.
Would really love to see this implemented. I've noticed that it already happens for transferred accounts as I'm in the process of moving all accounts off of an old server that didn't have IPv6 to a new one that does and those have all had the default IPv6 address enabled by default when I transfer them.
But not having that on new accounts still trips me up as I occasionally forget to do it manually and then run into issues with autossl or just loading the site from some locations when it tries to use the IPv6 address I configured in DNS but forgot to manually enable since cpanel isn't doing it automatically on new accounts. Having it work automatically like it does for transferred accounts would save a lot of confusion and time!
Would really love to see this implemented. I've noticed that it already happens for transferred accounts as I'm in the process of moving all accounts off of an old server that didn't have IPv6 to a new one that does and those have all had the default IPv6 address enabled by default when I transfer them.
But not having that on new accounts still trips me up as I occasionally forget to do it manually and then run into issues with autossl or just loading the site from some locations when it tries to use the IPv6 address I configured in DNS but forgot to manually enable since cpanel isn't doing it automatically on new accounts. Having it work automatically like it does for transferred accounts would save a lot of confusion and time!
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