[Int-area] I-D Action: draft-ietf-intarea-hostname-practice-05.txt

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        Title           : Current Hostname Practice Considered Harmful
        Authors         : Christian Huitema
                          Dave Thaler
                          Rolf Winter
	Filename        : draft-ietf-intarea-hostname-practice-05.txt
	Pages           : 11
	Date            : 2017-02-03

Abstract:
   Giving a hostname to your computer and publishing it as you roam from
   one network to another is the Internet equivalent of walking around
   with a name tag affixed to your lapel.  This current practice can
   significantly compromise your privacy, and something should change in
   order to mitigate these privacy threats.

   There are several possible remedies, such as fixing a variety of
   protocols or avoiding disclosing a hostname at all.  This document
   describes some of the protocols that reveal hostnames today and
   sketches another possible remedy, which is to replace static
   hostnames by frequently changing randomized values.


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