Tor to get IPv6 support?

Tor is a great traffic analysis communications system which as of now, sadly, only allows you to use IPv4 services anonymously and securely.

Xiando SIGiNT has picked up a lot of chatter about IPv6 support being added to Tor on #tor at oftc. It is strongly indicated that Tor will be able to connect to IPv6-only websites in the very near future. This means that Tor-users will be able to enjoy the world of IPv6 services securely without actually having IPv6 themselves.

This may not sound like breaking news, but oh it is, it’s very good news indeed. IPv6 has already become the dominant standard in civilized parts of the world such as Japan, and some of the sites in these countries are only available to IPv6 users. Foregin devils Tor-users who only have IPv4 may be able to experience these sites in the close future - if the chatter picked up by xiando SIGiNT is close to correct.

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