diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/core.go b/src/yggdrasil/core.go
index 2211d67..464477e 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/core.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/core.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package yggdrasil
 
 import "io/ioutil"
 import "log"
+import "regexp"
 
 type Core struct {
 	// This is the main data structure that holds everything else for a node
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ type Core struct {
 	tcp         *tcpInterface
 	udp         *udpInterface
 	log         *log.Logger
+	ifceExpr    *regexp.Regexp // the zone of link-local IPv6 peers must match this
 }
 
 func (c *Core) Init() {
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/debug.go b/src/yggdrasil/debug.go
index 61e6997..a6caefe 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/debug.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/debug.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import _ "golang.org/x/net/ipv6" // TODO put this somewhere better
 import "fmt"
 import "net"
 import "log"
+import "regexp"
 
 // Core
 
@@ -334,6 +335,10 @@ func (c *Core) DEBUG_setLogger(log *log.Logger) {
 	c.log = log
 }
 
+func (c *Core) DEBUG_setIfceExpr(expr *regexp.Regexp) {
+	c.ifceExpr = expr
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 func DEBUG_simLinkPeers(p, q *peer) {
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/udp.go b/src/yggdrasil/udp.go
index fca2346..dd6f570 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/udp.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/udp.go
@@ -281,6 +281,15 @@ func (iface *udpInterface) reader() {
 		msg := bs[:n]
 		addr := connAddr(udpAddr.String())
 		if udp_isKeys(msg) {
+			var them address
+			copy(them[:], udpAddr.IP.To16())
+			if them.isValid() {
+				continue
+			}
+			if udpAddr.IP.IsLinkLocalUnicast() &&
+				!iface.core.ifceExpr.MatchString(udpAddr.Zone) {
+				continue
+			}
 			iface.handleKeys(msg, addr)
 		} else {
 			iface.handlePacket(msg, addr)
diff --git a/yggdrasil.go b/yggdrasil.go
index 30de38d..bb0de1f 100644
--- a/yggdrasil.go
+++ b/yggdrasil.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import "net"
 import "os"
 import "os/signal"
 import "time"
+import "regexp"
 
 import _ "net/http/pprof"
 import "net/http"
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ type nodeConfig struct {
 	SigPub    string
 	SigPriv   string
 	Multicast bool
+	LinkLocal string
 	IfName    string
 }
 
@@ -62,6 +64,11 @@ func (n *node) init(cfg *nodeConfig, logger *log.Logger) {
 	}
 	n.core.DEBUG_init(boxPub, boxPriv, sigPub, sigPriv)
 	n.core.DEBUG_setLogger(logger)
+	ifceExpr, err := regexp.Compile(cfg.LinkLocal)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	n.core.DEBUG_setIfceExpr(ifceExpr)
 	logger.Println("Starting interface...")
 	n.core.DEBUG_setupAndStartGlobalUDPInterface(cfg.Listen)
 	logger.Println("Started interface")
@@ -91,6 +98,7 @@ func generateConfig() *nodeConfig {
 	cfg.SigPriv = hex.EncodeToString(spriv[:])
 	cfg.Peers = []string{}
 	cfg.Multicast = true
+	cfg.LinkLocal = ""
 	cfg.IfName = "auto"
 	return &cfg
 }
@@ -210,7 +218,8 @@ func main() {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 		decoder := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(config))
-		err = decoder.Decode(&cfg)
+		cfg = generateConfig()
+		err = decoder.Decode(cfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}