PowerShell/docs/check-ipv6-address.md
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The *check-ipv6-address.ps1* Script
===========================
This PowerShell script checks the given IPv6 address for validity
Parameters
----------
```powershell
/home/markus/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/check-ipv6-address.ps1 [[-Address] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-Address <String>
Specifies the IPv6 address to check
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./check-ipv6-address fe80::200:5aee:feaa:20a2
IPv6 fe80::200:5aee:feaa:20a2 is valid
```
Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
-------------
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
--------------
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Checks an IPv6 address for validity
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script checks the given IPv6 address for validity
.PARAMETER Address
Specifies the IPv6 address to check
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./check-ipv6-address fe80::200:5aee:feaa:20a2
✅ IPv6 fe80::200:5aee:feaa:20a2 is valid
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$Address = "")
function IsIPv6AddressValid { param([string]$IP)
$IPv4Regex = '(((25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[0-1]?[0-9]{1,2})\.){3}(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[0-1]?[0-9]{1,2}))'
$G = '[a-f\d]{1,4}'
$Tail = @(":",
"(:($G)?|$IPv4Regex)",
":($IPv4Regex|$G(:$G)?|)",
"(:$IPv4Regex|:$G(:$IPv4Regex|(:$G){0,2})|:)",
"((:$G){0,2}(:$IPv4Regex|(:$G){1,2})|:)",
"((:$G){0,3}(:$IPv4Regex|(:$G){1,2})|:)",
"((:$G){0,4}(:$IPv4Regex|(:$G){1,2})|:)")
[string] $IPv6RegexString = $G
$Tail | foreach { $IPv6RegexString = "${G}:($IPv6RegexString|$_)" }
$IPv6RegexString = ":(:$G){0,5}((:$G){1,2}|:$IPv4Regex)|$IPv6RegexString"
$IPv6RegexString = $IPv6RegexString -replace '\(' , '(?:' # make all groups non-capturing
[regex] $IPv6Regex = $IPv6RegexString
if ($IP -imatch "^$IPv6Regex$") {
return $true
} else {
return $false
}
}
try {
if ($Address -eq "" ) {
$Address = read-host "Enter IPv6 address to validate"
}
if (IsIPv6AddressValid $Address) {
"✅ IPv6 $Address is valid"
exit 0 # success
} else {
write-warning "Invalid IPv6 address: $Address"
exit 1
}
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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