Checksum in IPv6 header
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Checksum in IPv6 header
This may be a matter that is common knowledge to this list. But please forgive me for asking. What were the reasons that the IPv6 working group decided not to include a checksum field for the IPv6 packet Header? Does it have no security impact to omit the checksum?
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