Dear Alibaba Cloud users,
Starting January 8, 2025, you can use Cloud Firewall to protect public IPv6 addresses regardless of whether Cloud Firewall uses the subscription or pay-as-you-go billing method. More protection modules of Cloud Firewall are supported for public IPv6 addresses.
Release date
January 8, 2025
Billing
Feature and billable item | Subscription | Pay-as-you-go | |
IPv6 protection by the Internet firewall | Protected Public IP Addresses | Supported. For more information, see Billing of Cloud Firewall that uses the subscription billing method. | Newly supported. For more information, see Billing of Cloud Firewall that uses the pay-as-you-go billing method. (The billing rules for IPv6 and IPv4 addresses are the same.) |
Protected Internet traffic | Newly supported. For more information, see Billing of Cloud Firewall that uses the subscription billing method. (The billing rules for IPv6 and IPv4 addresses are the same.) | Newly supported. For more information, see Billing of Cloud Firewall that uses the pay-as-you-go billing method. (The billing rules for IPv6 and IPv4 addresses are the same.) | |
New protection modules
You can enable the Internet firewall for IPv6 addresses on the IPV6 tab of the Internet Firewall tab on the Firewall Settings page. The following table describes the new modules that are supported for IPv6 addresses.
Module | Subscription | Pay-as-you-go |
Internet firewall: automatic identification and one-click protection | Supported | Newly supported |
Overview: Security Protection and Internet Traffic Trend | Newly supported | Newly supported |
Outbound Connection: Visualized Analysis and Outbound Traffic | Newly supported | Newly supported |
Intrusion Prevention | Newly supported | Newly supported |
: Inbound and Outbound | Supported | Newly supported |
Log Audit and Log Analysis | Supported | Newly supported |
Bill Management | Newly supported Note This module is involved only if the burstable protected traffic feature is enabled. | Newly supported |
Supported regions
For more information about the regions in which IPv6 addresses can be protected by the Internet firewall, see Supported regions.
If you have questions, submit a ticket for technical support.