On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Jari Arkko wrote:
> > Take your name, address, phonenumber or whatever (it must be long enough,
> > though), apply a hash function and BAM -- there you have "unique enough"
> > site-id identifier.  No need for any registrations etc.
> 
> We still need to avoid user input for self-configuring home networks etc.
> How about a hash of the IEEE MAC address of the node that created the
> site?

Sure -- and take some other things in consideration.

(I don't know whether MAC address in itself will provide enough material 
for a reliable hash, but I could see  a possibility of it working.)

-- 
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

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