USGv6

This version of the USGv6 Profile and Test Program has been superseded by revision 1 of the program.   Please see USGv6 Revision 1 page for details.

NIST was tasked  [OMB-M05-22] to develop the technical basis (standards and testing) to facilitate broad US Government (USG) initiatives in IPv6 adoption.  The resulting USGv6 Program provides a standards profile and product test program to facilitate the trustworthy acquisition of IPv6 enabled networked information technology products and services.  The USGv6 Profile and USGv6 Test Program were designed to leverage and align to the maximum extent possible existing industry-led efforts on product test and certification [IPV6-Ready, IPv6-Forum] and other profiling and testing efforts at the time [DODv6].

Today the USGv6 Program is thriving with USG agencies using both the profile and test program to guide product acquisitions and accredited test labs working with the vendor community to complete and document standardized conformance and interoperability tests of emerging IPv6 enabled products.    Aspects of the USGv6 Program are referenced in other USG initiatives and policies [FAR-2005-041,  OMB-IPv6,  OMB-M17-06].

The USGv6 Program is comprised of the following key components:

• The USGv6 Standards Profile
  • "A Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government - Version 1.0", NIST SP-500-267, July 2008. 
• The USGv6 Test Program
  • "IPv6 Test Methods: General Description and Validation", NIST SP-500-273, November 2009.
  • "USGv6 Testing Program User's Guide", NIST SP-500-281, November 2009. 
  • "Suppliers Declaration of Conformity (SDOC) for USGv6 Products - version 1.10",  usgv6-v1-sdoc-v1.10.xlsx
  • USGv6 Test Methods
    • "Grant of Use Rights: IPv6 Test Specifications", MOU between NIST and the IPv6 Forum , April 2008.
    • USGv6v1 Test Selection Tables:

      • USGv6-v1 Test Selection Tables

        Capability	Conformance Tests	Interoperability Tests
        Basic	Basic_v1.3_C.pdf	Basic_v1.2_I.pdf
        Addr_Arch	Addr_Arch_v1.3_C.pdf	Addr_Arch_v1.2_I.pdf
        SLAAC	SLAAC_v1.2_C.pdf	SLAAC_v1.3_I.pdf
        DHCP_Client	DHCP_Client_v1.2_C.pdf	DHCP_Client_v1.1_I.pdf
        DCHP_Server	DHCP_Server_v1.1_C.pdf	DHCP_Server_v1.1_I.pdf
        IPsecv3	IPsecv3_v1.3_C.pdf	IPsecv3_v1.2_I.pdf
        ESP	ESP_v1.1_C.pdf	ESP_v1.1_I.pdf
        IKEv2	IKEv2_v1.1_C.pdf	IKEv2_v2.0_I.pdf
        OSFPv3		OSPFv3_v1.2.pdf
        BGP		BGP_v1.1_I.pdf
        NPD	NPD.pdf
        NPD_FW	NPD_FW.pdf
        NPD_IDS	NPD_IDS.pdf
        NPD_IPS	NPD_IPS.pdf
        NPD_APFW	NPD_APFW.pdf

  • USGv6 Accredited Test Labs:
    • University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory (UNH IOL)
      • USGv6 Lab Accreditation Scope (A2LA)
        • See: ISO-IEC-17025 Testing and Calibration Laboratories
      • USGv6 Test Program
      • Registry of Tested Products
    • Chunghwa Telecom Laboratories 
      • USGv6 Test Program
  • USGv6 Test Method Validation:
    • 2019 Inter-laboratory Comparison Requirements:
      • Implementation to test:   Ubuntu Linux Desktop 18.04.3
      • Capabilities to test:  2019-interlab-css := USGv6:Host + Basic + SLAAC.
        • UNH-IOL Inter-laboratory comparison trace file.

For questions about the USGv6 Program, contact: usgv6-program [at] nist.gov