Security: IPv6 First Hop Security
Router Advertisement Guard
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The device-role command in the Neighbor Binding policy configuration screen 
specifies the perimeter. 
Each IPv6 First Hop Security switch establishes binding for neighbors partitioned 
by the edge. In this way, binding entries are distributed on IPv6 First Hop Security 
devices forming the perimeter. The IPv6 First Hop Security devices can then 
provide binding integrity to the inside of the perimeter, without setting up bindings 
for all the addresses on each device.
Router Advertisement Guard 
Router Advertisement (RA) Guard is the first FHS feature that treats trapped RA 
messages. RA Guard supports the following functions:
• Filtering of received RA, CPA, and ICMPv6 redirect messages.
• Validation of received RA messages.
Filtering of Received RA, CPA, and IPCMv6 redirect 
Messages
RA Guard discards RA and CPA messages received on interfaces whose role are 
not router. The interface role is configured in the Security > IPv6 First Hop Security 
> RA Guard Settings page.
Validation of RA messages
RA Guard validates RA messages using the filtering based on the RA Guard policy 
attached to the interface. These policies can be configured in the RA Guard 
Settings page.
If a message does not pass verification, it is dropped. If the logging packet drop 
configuration on the FHS common component is enabled, a rate limited SYSLOG 
message is sent.
Neighbor Discovery Inspection
Neighbor Discovery (ND) Inspection supports the following functions: