Patte -

> Both SCTP and MPTCP uses a 32-bit tag/token to provide a low level
> security mechanism, in most cases it is good enough (e.g. web
> browsing) - that is at least what the transport folks has concluded
> (my interpretation)
> 
> And shim6 people have concluded that CGA or HBA must be used.
> 
> Why this conflict -  is it due to that IPsec is mandatory in IPv6 and
> similar security must be available in shim6?

No, it is just a different tradeoff between security and complexity.

Note, though, that CGA/HBA alone cannot replace a random-token exchange, 
as an attacker could generate a CGA/HBA at which it is not reachable.

- Christian


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