Expand compressed IPv6 addresses, compress full IPv6 to shortest form, convert IPv4 to IPv4-mapped IPv6, and detect address scope (link-local, ULA, global, multicast). Fully client-side.
| Prefix | Type | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| ::1/128 | Loopback | Node-local — like 127.0.0.1 |
| fe80::/10 | Link-local | Same network segment only — like 169.254.x.x |
| fc00::/7 | ULA (Unique Local) | Private network — like RFC1918 (10.x, 192.168.x) |
| ff00::/8 | Multicast | Group addressing |
| ::ffff:0:0/96 | IPv4-mapped | IPv4 address represented in IPv6 space |
| 2001:db8::/32 | Documentation | Reserved for examples and docs only (RFC 3849) |
AquilaX scans IaC for IPv6-related security issues — dual-stack exposure, overly permissive security groups for IPv6, and missing firewall rules for ::0/0.