> Egads. This list is still talking about the Identity Problem (i.e., > that IP addresses are semantically overloaded in that they > simultaneously indicate (network interface) routing topology and > (node) identity). I just can't believe how we can continually talk > about this problem and then not embrace solutions to it such as Bob > Moskowitz's HIP (Host Identity Payload).
HIP only solves part of the problem. It lets you use something besides an address as a host identity, but it doesn't provide any way of mapping between that identity and an address where you can reach the host. Keith
