On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Thomas Narten wrote: > > Only parts of "this issue" were properly fixed. Indeed, some (mostly > > related to user tracking) seem to be unfixable. > > Please clarify. Are there existing problems in IPv6 that we have > neglected to fix that you believe we can fix? > > Or are there all sorts of problems in general (not IPv6-specific) that > are hard and not easily fixable (a position I would agree with).
Belief that by randomly regenerating only the interface identifier part of the address will give you privacy is IMO false. How much this will help you depends on the circumstances. It could help a lot in some cases (e.g. when the prefix changes rapidly too), close to zero in others (e.g. when your prefix is nearly static). -- Pekka Savola "Tell me of difficulties surmounted, Netcore Oy not those you stumble over and fall" Systems. Networks. Security. -- Robert Jordan: A Crown of Swords -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPng Working Group Mailing List IPng Home Page: http://playground.sun.com/ipng FTP archive: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng Direct all administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
