diff --git a/cdist/conf/explorer/os_version b/cdist/conf/explorer/os_version
index a7b1d3bc..3b02dedd 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/explorer/os_version
+++ b/cdist/conf/explorer/os_version
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ case "$("$__explorer/os")" in
    macosx)
       sw_vers -productVersion
    ;;
+   freebsd)
+      # Apparently uname -r is not a reliable way to get the patch level.
+      # See: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=251743
+      freebsd-version
+   ;;
    *bsd|solaris)
       uname -r
    ;;
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_backports/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_backports/man.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7036fb84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_backports/man.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+cdist-type__debian_backports(7)
+===============================
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__apt_backports - Install backports
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This singleton type installs backports for the current OS release.
+It aborts if backports are not supported for the specified OS or
+no version codename could be fetched (like Debian unstable).
+
+The package index will be automatically updated if required.
+
+It supports backports from following OSes:
+
+- Debian
+- Devuan
+- Ubuntu
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+None.
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+state
+    Represents the state of the backports repository. ``present`` or
+    ``absent``, defaults to ``present``.
+
+    Will be directly passed to :strong:`cdist-type__apt_source`\ (7).
+
+mirror
+    The mirror to fetch the backports from. Will defaults to the generic
+    mirror of the current OS.
+
+    Will be directly passed to :strong:`cdist-type__apt_source`\ (7).
+
+
+BOOLEAN PARAMETERS
+------------------
+None.
+
+
+MESSAGES
+--------
+None.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+   # setup the backports
+   __apt_backports
+   __apt_backports --state absent
+   __apt_backports --state present --mirror "http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/"
+
+   # install a backports package
+   # currently for the buster release backports
+   require="__apt_backports" __package_apt wireguard \
+        --target-release buster-backports
+
+
+ABORTS
+------
+Aborts if the detected os is not Debian.
+
+Aborts if no distribuition codename could be detected. This is common for the
+unstable distribution, but there is no backports repository for it already.
+
+
+CAVEATS
+-------
+For Ubuntu, it setup all componenents for the backports repository: ``main``,
+``restricted``, ``universe`` and ``multiverse``. The user may not want to
+install proprietary packages, which will only be installed if the user
+explicitly uses the backports target-release. The user may change this behavior
+to install backports packages without the need of explicitly select it.
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+`Official Debian Backports site <https://backports.debian.org/>`_
+
+:strong:`cdist-type__apt_source`\ (7)
+
+
+AUTHORS
+-------
+Matthias Stecher <matthiasstecher at gmx.de>
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2020 Matthias Stecher. You can redistribute it
+and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_backports/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_backports/manifest
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..bc47d8de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_backports/manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+# __apt_backports/manifest
+#
+# 2020 Matthias Stecher (matthiasstecher at gmx.de)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+# Enables/disables backports repository. Utilises __apt_source for it.
+#
+
+
+# Get the distribution codename by /etc/os-release.
+#  is already executed in a subshell by string substitution
+#  lsb_release may not be given in all installations
+codename_os_release() {
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+    . "$__global/explorer/os_release"
+    printf "%s" "$VERSION_CODENAME"
+}
+
+# detect backport distribution
+os="$(cat "$__global/explorer/os")"
+case "$os" in
+    debian)
+        dist="$( codename_os_release )"
+        components="main"
+        mirror="http://deb.debian.org/debian/"
+        ;;
+    devuan)
+        dist="$( codename_os_release )"
+        components="main"
+        mirror="http://deb.devuan.org/merged"
+        ;;
+    ubuntu)
+        dist="$( codename_os_release )"
+        components="main restricted universe multiverse"
+        mirror="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu"
+        ;;
+
+    *)
+        printf "Backports for %s are not supported!\n" "$os" >&2
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# error if no codename given (e.g. on Debian unstable)
+if [ -z "$dist" ]; then
+    printf "No backports for unkown version of distribution %s!\n" "$os" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+
+# parameters
+state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
+
+# mirror already set for the os, only override user-values
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/mirror" ]; then
+    mirror="$(cat "$__object/parameter/mirror")"
+fi
+
+
+# install the given backports repository
+__apt_source "${dist}-backports" \
+    --state "$state" \
+    --distribution "${dist}-backports" \
+    --component "$components" \
+    --uri "$mirror"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_backports/parameter/default/state b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_backports/parameter/default/state
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7f6134f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_backports/parameter/default/state
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+present
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_backports/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_backports/parameter/optional
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b05c235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_backports/parameter/optional
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+state
+mirror
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_backports/singleton b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_backports/singleton
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__block/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__block/gencode-remote
index 1f5cc033..7a1f4064 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__block/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__block/gencode-remote
@@ -46,28 +46,29 @@ fi
 
 remove_block() {
    cat << DONE
-tmpfile=\$(mktemp ${file}.cdist.XXXXXXXXXX)
+tmpfile=\$(mktemp ${quoted_file}.cdist.XXXXXXXXXX)
 # preserve ownership and permissions of existing file
-if [ -f "$file" ]; then
-   cp -p "$file" "\$tmpfile"
+if [ -f $quoted_file ]; then
+   cp -p $quoted_file "\$tmpfile"
 fi
-awk -v prefix=^$(quote "$prefix")\$ -v suffix=^$(quote "$suffix")\$ '
+awk -v prefix=$(quote "$prefix") -v suffix=$(quote "$suffix") '
 {
-   if (match(\$0,prefix)) {
+   if (\$0 == prefix) {
       triggered=1
    }
    if (triggered) {
-      if (match(\$0,suffix)) {
+      if (\$0 == suffix) {
          triggered=0
       }
    } else {
       print
    }
-}' "$file" > "\$tmpfile"
-mv -f "\$tmpfile" "$file"
+}' $quoted_file > "\$tmpfile"
+mv -f "\$tmpfile" $quoted_file
 DONE
 }
 
+quoted_file="$(quote "$file")"
 case "$state_should" in
    present)
       if [ "$state_is" = "changed" ]; then
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ case "$state_should" in
          echo add >> "$__messages_out"
       fi
       cat << DONE
-cat >> "$file" << ${__type##*/}_DONE
+cat >> $quoted_file << '${__type##*/}_DONE'
 $(cat "$block")
 ${__type##*/}_DONE
 DONE
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__dot_file/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__dot_file/man.rst
index ae65eb95..ba7621a1 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__dot_file/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__dot_file/man.rst
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ user
 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
 -------------------
 
+dirmode
+    forwarded to :strong:`__directory` type as mode
+
 mode
     forwarded to :strong:`__file` type
 
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__dot_file/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__dot_file/manifest
index 5e4957e5..02dadf05 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__dot_file/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__dot_file/manifest
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ set -eu
 user="$(cat "${__object}/parameter/user")"
 home="$(cat "${__object}/explorer/home")"
 primary_group="$(cat "${__object}/explorer/primary_group")"
+dirmode="$(cat "${__object}/parameter/dirmode")"
 
 # Create parent directory. Type __directory has flag 'parents', but it
 # will leave us with root-owned directory in user home, which is not
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export CDIST_ORDER_DEPENDENCY
 for dir ; do
 	__directory "${home}/${dir}"   \
 	    --group "${primary_group}" \
+            --mode "${dirmode}" \
 	    --owner "${user}"
 done
 
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__dot_file/parameter/default/dirmode b/cdist/conf/type/__dot_file/parameter/default/dirmode
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9745d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__dot_file/parameter/default/dirmode
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0700
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__dot_file/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__dot_file/parameter/optional
index ccab9fa6..9f7f83fb 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__dot_file/parameter/optional
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__dot_file/parameter/optional
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 state
 mode
 source
+dirmode
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/files/init-script b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/files/init-script
index d9c79ef7..e42017ae 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/files/init-script
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/files/init-script
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Nico Schottelius
-# Zürisee, Mon Sep  2 18:38:27 CEST 2013
-#
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides:          iptables
 # Required-Start:    $local_fs $remote_fs
@@ -14,34 +11,72 @@
 #                    and saves/restores previous status
 ### END INIT INFO
 
+# Originally written by:
+#   Nico Schottelius
+#   Zürisee, Mon Sep  2 18:38:27 CEST 2013
+#
+# 2013 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+# 2020 Matthias Stecher (matthiasstecher at gmx.de)
+#
+# This file is distributed with cdist and licenced under the
+# GNU GPLv3+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
+
+
+# Read files and execute the content with the given commands
+#
+# Arguments:
+#  1:    Directory
+#  2..n: Commands which should be used to execute the file content
+gothrough() {
+    cd "$1" || return
+    shift
+
+    # iterate through all rules and continue if it's not a file
+    for rule in *; do
+        [ -f "$rule" ] || continue
+        echo "Appling iptables rule $rule ..."
+
+        # execute it with all commands specificed
+        ruleparam="$(cat "$rule")"
+        for cmd in "$@"; do
+            # Command and Rule should be split.
+            # shellcheck disable=SC2046
+            command $cmd $ruleparam
+        done
+    done
+}
+
+# Shortcut for iptables command to do IPv4 and v6
+# only applies to the "reset" target
+iptables() {
+    command iptables "$@"
+    command ip6tables "$@"
+}
 
 basedir=/etc/iptables.d
-status="${basedir}/.pre-start"
+status4="${basedir}/.pre-start"
+status6="${basedir}/.pre-start6"
 
 case $1 in
     start)
         # Save status
-        iptables-save > "$status"
+        iptables-save > "$status4"
+        ip6tables-save > "$status6"
 
         # Apply our ruleset
-        cd "$basedir" || exit
-        count="$(find . ! -name . -prune | wc -l)"
-
-        # Only do something if there are rules
-        if [ "$count" -ge 1 ]; then
-            for rule in *; do
-                echo "Applying iptables rule $rule ..."
-                # Rule should be split.
-                # shellcheck disable=SC2046
-                iptables $(cat "$rule")
-            done
-        fi
+        gothrough "$basedir"     iptables
+        #gothrough "$basedir/v4"  iptables  # conflicts with $basedir
+        gothrough "$basedir/v6"  ip6tables
+        gothrough "$basedir/all" iptables  ip6tables
     ;;
 
     stop)
         # Restore from status before, if there is something to restore
-        if [ -f "$status" ]; then
-            iptables-restore < "$status"
+        if [ -f "$status4" ]; then
+            iptables-restore < "$status4"
+        fi
+        if [ -f "$status6" ]; then
+            ip6tables-restore < "$status6"
         fi
     ;;
     restart)
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/man.rst
index 76e1f6bf..3bef92cc 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_apply/man.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,24 @@ DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 This cdist type deploys an init script that triggers
 the configured rules and also re-applies them on
-configuration.
+configuration. Rules are written from __iptables_rule
+into the folder ``/etc/iptables.d/``.
+
+It reads all rules from the base folder as rules for IPv4.
+Rules in the subfolder ``v6/`` are IPv6 rules. Rules in
+the subfolder ``all/`` are applied to both rule tables. All
+files contain the arguments for a single ``iptables`` and/or
+``ip6tables`` command.
+
+Rules are applied in the following order:
+1. All IPv4 rules
+2. All IPv6 rules
+2. All rules that should be applied to both tables
+
+The order of the rules that will be applied are definite
+from the result the shell glob returns, which should be
+alphabetical. If rules must be applied in a special order,
+prefix them with a number like ``02-some-rule``.
 
 
 REQUIRED PARAMETERS
@@ -24,7 +41,7 @@ None
 EXAMPLES
 --------
 
-None (__iptables_apply is used by __iptables_rule)
+None (__iptables_apply is used by __iptables_rule automatically)
 
 
 SEE ALSO
@@ -35,11 +52,13 @@ SEE ALSO
 AUTHORS
 -------
 Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
+Matthias Stecher <matthiasstecher--@--gmx.de>
 
 
 COPYING
 -------
-Copyright \(C) 2013 Nico Schottelius. You can redistribute it
-and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
-published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
-License, or (at your option) any later version.
+Copyright \(C) 2013 Nico Schottelius.
+Copyright \(C) 2020 Matthias Stecher.
+You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
+General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/man.rst
index 92d8859f..afb71e01 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/man.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ DESCRIPTION
 This cdist type allows you to manage iptable rules
 in a distribution independent manner.
 
+See :strong:`cdist-type__iptables_apply`\ (7) for the
+execution order of these rules. It will be executed
+automaticly to apply all rules non-volaite.
+
 
 REQUIRED PARAMETERS
 -------------------
@@ -25,6 +29,24 @@ state
    'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present'
 
 
+BOOLEAN PARAMETERS
+------------------
+All rules without any of these parameters will be treated like ``--v4`` because
+of backward compatibility.
+
+v4
+    Explicitly set it as rule for IPv4. If IPv6 is set, too, it will be
+    threaten like ``--all``. Will be the default if nothing else is set.
+
+v6
+    Explicitly set it as rule for IPv6. If IPv4 is set, too, it will be
+    threaten like ``--all``.
+
+all
+    Set the rule for both IPv4 and IPv6. It will be saved separately from the
+    other rules.
+
+
 EXAMPLES
 --------
 
@@ -48,6 +70,16 @@ EXAMPLES
         --state absent
 
 
+    # IPv4-only rule for ICMPv4
+    __iptables_rule icmp-v4 --v4 --rule "-A INPUT -p icmp -j ACCEPT"
+    # IPv6-only rule for ICMPv6
+    __iptables_rule icmp-v6 --v6 --rule "-A INPUT -p icmpv6 -j ACCEPT"
+
+    # doing something for the dual stack
+    __iptables_rule fwd-eth0-eth1 --v4 --v6 --rule "-A INPUT -i eth0 -o eth1 -j ACCEPT"
+    __iptables_rule fwd-eth1-eth0 --all --rule "-A -o eth1 -i eth0 -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT"
+
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 :strong:`cdist-type__iptables_apply`\ (7), :strong:`iptables`\ (8)
@@ -56,11 +88,13 @@ SEE ALSO
 AUTHORS
 -------
 Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
+Matthias Stecher <matthiasstecher--@--gmx.de>
 
 
 COPYING
 -------
-Copyright \(C) 2013 Nico Schottelius. You can redistribute it
-and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
-published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
-License, or (at your option) any later version.
+Copyright \(C) 2013 Nico Schottelius.
+Copyright \(C) 2020 Matthias Stecher.
+You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
+General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/manifest
index ed78787f..d4394c25 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/manifest
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 #
 # 2013 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+# 2020 Matthias Stecher (matthiasstecher at gmx.de)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -24,12 +25,36 @@ base_dir=/etc/iptables.d
 name="$__object_id"
 state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
 
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/v4" ]; then
+    only_v4="yes"
+    # $specific_dir is $base_dir
+fi
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/v6" ]; then
+    only_v6="yes"
+    specific_dir="$base_dir/v6"
+fi
+# If rules should be set for both protocols
+if { [ "$only_v4" = "yes" ] && [ "$only_v6" = "yes" ]; } ||
+    [ -f "$__object/parameter/all" ]; then
+
+    # all to a specific directory
+    specific_dir="$base_dir/all"
+fi
+
+# set rule directory based on if it's the base or subdirectory
+rule_dir="${specific_dir:-$base_dir}"
+
 ################################################################################
 # Basic setup
 #
 
 __directory "$base_dir" --state present
 
+# sub-directory if required
+if [ "$specific_dir" ]; then
+    require="__directory/$base_dir" __directory "$specific_dir" --state present
+fi
+
 # Have apply do the real job
 require="$__object_name" __iptables_apply
 
@@ -37,6 +62,15 @@ require="$__object_name" __iptables_apply
 # The rule
 #
 
-require="__directory/$base_dir" __file "$base_dir/${name}" \
-    --source "$__object/parameter/rule" \
-    --state "$state"
+for dir in "$base_dir" "$base_dir/v6" "$base_dir/all"; do
+    # defaults to absent except the directory that should contain the file
+    if [ "$rule_dir" = "$dir" ]; then
+        curr_state="$state"
+    else
+        curr_state="absent"
+    fi
+
+    require="__directory/$rule_dir" __file "$dir/$name" \
+        --source "$__object/parameter/rule" \
+        --state "$curr_state"
+done
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/parameter/boolean b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/parameter/boolean
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76882272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__iptables_rule/parameter/boolean
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+all
+v4
+v6
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkgng_freebsd/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkgng_freebsd/gencode-remote
index b5944177..05ba4cb2 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkgng_freebsd/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pkgng_freebsd/gencode-remote
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ execcmd(){
    esac
 
    if [ -z "${pkg_bootstrapped}" ]; then
-       echo "pkg bootstrap -y >/dev/null 2>&1"
+       echo "ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg bootstrap >/dev/null 2>&1"
    fi
 
    echo "$_cmd >/dev/null 2>&1"   # Silence the output of the command
diff --git a/cdist/test/__main__.py b/cdist/test/__main__.py
index c8c7df3b..8049c752 100644
--- a/cdist/test/__main__.py
+++ b/cdist/test/__main__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-import imp
+import importlib
 import os
 import sys
 import unittest
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ for possible_test in os.listdir(base_dir):
 
 suites = []
 for test_module in test_modules:
-    module_parameters = imp.find_module(test_module, [base_dir])
-    module = imp.load_module("cdist.test." + test_module, *module_parameters)
+    module_spec = importlib.util.find_spec("cdist.test.{}".format(test_module))
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(module_spec)
+    module_spec.loader.exec_module(module)
 
     suite = unittest.defaultTestLoader.loadTestsFromModule(module)
     # print("Got suite: " + suite.__str__())
diff --git a/docs/changelog b/docs/changelog
index 21828964..763fde04 100644
--- a/docs/changelog
+++ b/docs/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ next:
 	* Core: Add trigger functionality (Nico Schottelius, Darko Poljak)
 	* Core: Implement core support for python types (Darko Poljak)
 
+6.9.4: 2020-12-21
+	* Type __package_pkgng_freebsd: Fix bootstrapping pkg (Dennis Camera)
+	* Core: Deal with deprecated imp in unit tests (Evil Ham)
+	* Type __iptables: Add IPv6 support (Matthias Stecher)
+	* Type __block: Fix escaping in here-doc (Matthias Stecher)
+	* Explorer os_version: Improve FreeBSD support (Evil Ham)
+	* New type: __apt_backports (Matthias Stecher)
+	* Type __dot_file: Add dirmode parameter (Mark Verboom)
+
 6.9.3: 2020-12-04
 	* pip install: Add cdist.scan to packages in setup.py (Dennis Camera)