Brian E Carpenter <[email protected]> wrote: >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> DISCUSS: >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Section 6.10.4: >> >> "The value of the Interface Identifier is left for future definitions." >> >> I don't understand how this is usable without some definition. I.e., if I >> assign every interface ID in my ACP to be 0, it's not going to work. Could you >> elaborate about what is expected in this field? >>
> Why not:
> The value of the Interface Identifier SHOULD follow [RFC8064].
> That would work fine and is a SHOULD to allow for alternatives
> if there's a good reason.
The ACP addresses (including interface identifiers) are assigned by the ANI
Registrar, and are embedded in certificates issued by the Registrar.
Schemes 6.10.2 and 6.10.3 support this mechanism.
Section 6.10.4 is about very much MANUAL allocation, which is basically
a non-zero-touch backdoor which nobody is supposed to use, unless they aren't
doing ANI stuff.
Really, it's about the Registrar doing it's work (section 6.10.7), and the
only reason to have any statements about addressing schemes is so that we can
paint off some areas for manual allocation. (I didn't want any of these schemes
here,
I don't think it helps, but maybe it causes no harm).
The explanation in 6.10.7.2 further allows for multiple Registrars to operate
without coordinating via a centralized database (or blockchain).
So, by all means, suggest an RFC8064 IID in the UI when configuring a manual
address, but if the admin is even close to that part of the configuration,
then they probably meant to do something very specific.
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