> > What HIP gives you is an identifier that may be used for > many things. > > An HI can be, but does not have to be, part of the process of > > initially finding a locator for an endpoint. For example, I can go > > straight from domain name to locator (which actually might > be an agent > > / proxy / rendezvous point), and then validate identities > via some other means. > > Assuming I deem the DNS trustworthy, it seems much more > natural to treat the DNS as the source of an HI, and then for > the locator to be looked up as a function of the HI. I'm not > saying your model doesn't work, but surely the HI is > fundamental and has universal validity, and the locator (any > of the locators) is transient and has non-universal scope? So > starting with a locator lookup seems funny.
I prefer Brain's opinion since there is no need for each host owns a FQDN name. Once you tell me your host ID, I can resolve your locator from a seperate ID/locator mapping system and then communicate with you. Xiaohu _______________________________________________ rrg mailing list [email protected] http://www.irtf.org/mailman/listinfo/rrg
