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Re: Extending a /64

Nick Hilliard <nick@foobar.org> Sun, 15 November 2020 21:31 UTC

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Subject: Re: Extending a /64
To: Mark Smith <markzzzsmith@gmail.com>
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Mark Smith wrote on 15/11/2020 21:26:
> Why do all planes have to come from a single prefix.

GUAs are assigned from 2000::/3. Does this concentrate the attack 
profile on a specific address range?

It seems likely that the airline industry is capable of handling their 
security requirements without the IETF jumping in and telling them how 
to run things.

Nick

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