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diff --git a/net.h b/net.h
index 8ec9fa52..8b706178 100644
--- a/net.h
+++ b/net.h
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
 #endif
 /** \endcond */
 
+
+/**
+ * Functions to parse and validate (parts of) URLs.
+ */
+extern char *parse_cidr(const char *cidr,
+			char *addr, ssize_t addrlen, int32_t *netmask);
+extern char *parse_url(const char *url,
+		       char *host, ssize_t hostlen, int32_t *port);
 /**
  * Ensure that string conforms to the IPv4 address format.
  *
@@ -39,6 +47,21 @@ _static_inline_ bool is_valid_ipv4_address(const char *address)
 	return inet_pton(AF_INET, address, &test_it) != 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Ensure that string conforms to IPv6 address format.
+ *
+ * \param address The address string to check.
+ *
+ * \return 1 if string has a valid IPv6 address syntax, 0 if not.
+ * \sa RFC 4291
+ */
+_static_inline_ bool is_valid_ipv6_address(const char *address)
+{
+	struct in6_addr test_it;
+
+	return inet_pton(AF_INET6, address, &test_it) != 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * Generic socket creation (passive and active sockets).
  */