--- title: IP-HTTPS slug: ip-https qid: snapshot: enwiki-001288617188 content_hash: license: CC BY-SA 4.0 source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1288617188 tags: [23468805, 23603337, 26220375, 26698221, 27754920, 52134152] --- # IP-HTTPS > [!note] Provenance > Snapshot `enwiki-001288617188` · content root `…` > Derived from · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 IP over HTTPS ("IP-HTTPS", "MS-IPHTTPS") is a Microsoft network tunneling protocol. The IP-HTTPS protocol transports IPv6 packets across non-IPv6 networks. It does a similar job as the earlier 6to4 or Teredo tunneling mechanisms. IP over HTTPS ("IP-HTTPS", "MS-IPHTTPS") is a Microsoft network tunneling protocol. The IP-HTTPS protocol transports IPv6 packets across non-IPv6 networks. It does a similar job as the earlier 6to4 or Teredo tunneling mechanisms. ==Microsoft preference when deciding between transition protocols== Microsoft used to discourage IP-HTTPS use because it was slow. For Windows Server 2012, Microsoft changed the internal workings of the protocol, and IP-HTTPS is now the "preferred IPv6 transition technology" for their DirectAccess VPN technology. ==References== ==External links== Official Microsoft open standards document [MS-IPHTTPS ]