[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #3090: WordPress.org API not accessible over IPv6

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#3090: WordPress.org API not accessible over IPv6
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 Reporter:  deaky        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  high         |   Milestone:
Component:  API          |  Resolution:  maybelater
 Keywords:               |
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Changes (by dd32):

 * status:  reopened => closed
 * resolution:   => maybelater


Comment:

 This is not something the Meta team has any control over at this point in
 time. I'm re-closing this, purely as there's nothing actionable for the
 Meta team at present.

 The WordPress.org systems team DO have IPv6 plans, but at present there
 are higher priority tasks and there's no widespread requirement for IPv6
 connectivity.

 Due to the size of traffic that WordPress.org see's (especially APIs) I
 expect there'd also be concerns around rate limiting (as IPv6 would be 4x
 the memory requirement, so 5x IPv4 for a dual-stack 4+6 limits).

 If a host/DC is IPv6-only, they need to offer a NAT64 or DNS64 service,
 [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/nat-gateway-
 nat64-dns64.html such as what Amazon suggests for AWS].
 This is for more than just WordPress.org, this is also needed for a
 variety of other web services which are either unavailable over IPv6 or
 simply have bad IPv6 routes.
 There's a reason why desktops retry over IPv4/connect over both 4+6 and
 use the first successful connection.

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Ticket URL: <https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3090#comment:12>
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