RE: I-D Action: draft-templin-duid-ipv6-01.txt

["Templin (US), Fred L" <[e-mail]>]

Hi Bernie,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernie Volz (volz) [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 1:41 PM
> To: Templin (US), Fred L <[e-mail]>; Eric Vyncke (evyncke) <[e-mail]>; [e-mail]; dhcwg
> <[e-mail]>
> Cc: Dickson (US), Sean M <[e-mail]>
> Subject: RE: I-D Action: draft-templin-duid-ipv6-01.txt
> 
> 
> BTW: If you used DUID-EN, you could easily do what we already do with the DUID:
> 
> For AERO's Enterprise-ID, you can in the identifier field add 2-bytes of type to start followed by the value. This would let AERO use
> many different DUID types under its enterprise number.

FYI, here is the IANA Private Enterprise Number (PEN) code I was referring to
when I (incorrectly) cited AERO:

45282
  LinkUp Networks
    Fred L. Templin
      fltemplin&acm.org

But, that value was not established by any standards action, and indeed it is a
simple matter for anyone to obtain a PEN code from IANA outside the auspices
of IETF standards. It would therefore seem like an enormous DOWNREF to
entrust a random PEN code with carrying the entire global IPv6 address space
that mature IETF standards will depend on. DUID-EN also has the disadvantage
that a 6-byte "type code" preamble is always present, which is clumsy at best
for a function intended to become mainstream in the future.
 
> But this does require the Enterprise Number owner to assure that they always use the 2-bytes type in the future and have their own
> "IANA" to manage it.
> 
> (Organizations tend to be bad at managing vendor spaces as I only know too well - cost saving measures have usually meant that
> people assigned to manage these kinds of spaces are cut or moved elsewhere.)

Right; I don't think our standards should rely on random organizations that procure
a PEN code to be dependable stewards of the space.

> It will be good too see an updated version which provides motivation for a new type - with a clear explanation of why none of the
> existing types are appropriate. Also, you may want to consider text that says something like only use this new type for these specific
> usages, otherwise you MUST use one of the other types.

Working on it.

Thanks - Fred

> - Bernie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dhcwg <[e-mail]> On Behalf Of Templin (US), Fred L
> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 11:42 AM
> To: Eric Vyncke (evyncke) <[e-mail]>; [e-mail]; dhcwg <[e-mail]>
> Cc: Dickson (US), Sean M <[e-mail]>
> Subject: Re: [dhcwg] I-D Action: draft-templin-duid-ipv6-01.txt
> 
> Eric, see below:
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric Vyncke (evyncke) [mailto:[e-mail]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 5:50 AM
> > To: Templin (US), Fred L <[e-mail]>; [e-mail];
> > dhcwg <[e-mail]>
> > Cc: Dickson (US), Sean M <[e-mail]>
> > Subject: Re: I-D Action: draft-templin-duid-ipv6-01.txt
> >
> > <without any hat>
> >
> > Hello Fred,
> >
> > Just wondering how would this new DUID could be used when several
> > interfaces sharing the same DUID will request some
> > address(es)/prefix(es) over DHCPv6 ?
> 
> I think this may have been addressed in my response to Mark, but the intention is that an IPv6 address that is independent of any of
> the node's physical interfaces and that provides an identity for the node is the address that would go into the DUID. [RFC7401][draft-
> ietf-drip-rid] are two examples where a valid IPv6 address is generated and intended to provide an interface-independent, unique
> and long lived identity for the node. Other examples may be defined in the future as well.
> 
> > If you allow me to guess your use case, then would DUID type based on
> > the private enterprise number (FAA and EASA have ones) could be used ?
> > This would be simpler than requesting a new DUID type
> 
> I was actually thinking that DUID-UUID would be a candidate surrogate DUID because the body is exactly 128bits the same as for IPv6
> addresses. But, by definition, UUIDs are *not* IPv6 addresses since they do not observe the [RFC4291] address architecture.
> Per your suggestion, a private enterprise number could be gotten (AERO also already has one) and then use DUID-EN instead. But,
> then there would not be a standards track specification guaranteeing that the holder of the private enterprise number would
> consistently and forever always apply IPv6 address architecture semantics to their application of the private enterprise number.
> 
> Hence, the proposal for DUID-V6ADDR. Or, if folks would prefer a different name I could imagine alternatives such as DUID-IN6, DUID-
> IPV6, etc. Any preferences?
> 
> Thanks - Fred
> 
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > -éric
> >
> > </without any hat>
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ipv6 <[e-mail]> on behalf of "Templin (US), Fred L"
> > <[e-mail]>
> > Date: Monday, 11 January 2021 at 19:47
> > To: "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>, dhcwg <[e-mail]>
> > Cc: "Dickson (US), Sean M" <[e-mail]>
> > Subject: FW: I-D Action: draft-templin-duid-ipv6-01.txt
> >
> >     Hi, more and more IPv6 address generation methods are being specified that
> >     intend to generate IPv6 addresses that are highly likely to be unique on either
> >     a global scale or unique within a bounded service domain. So much so, that
> >     some address generation methods intend for the IPv6 addresses to be usable
> >     as node identifiers.
> >
> >     Recognizing this, this document proposes a new DHCPv6 DUID type known
> >     as "DHCP-V6ADDR" that includes an IPv6 address in the body of the DUID. In
> >     this way, IPv6 addresses produced by address generation methods intending
> >     to generate a node ID can be used as unique identifiers in DHCPv6 message
> >     exchanges. This would introduce a single new DUID type, for which the IANA
> >     allocation policy is  "standards action".
> >
> >     Alternatively, a separate DUID type could be allocated for each IPv6 address
> >     generation method. However, that approach may result in additional IANA
> >     allocations and would require implementation updates every time a new
> >     address generation method is specified. Hence, a single generic DUID type
> >     for all IPv6 generation methods is proposed, but open for discussion.
> >
> >     Comments on the list welcome.
> >
> >     Fred
> >
> >     -----Original Message-----
> >     From: I-D-Announce [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of [e-mail]
> >     Sent: Monday, January 11, 2021 10:21 AM
> >     To: [e-mail]
> >     Subject: I-D Action: draft-templin-duid-ipv6-01.txt
> >
> >     A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts directories.
> >
> >
> >             Title           : The IPv6 Address-based DHCPv6 Unique Identifier (DUID-V6ADDR)
> >             Author          : Fred L. Templin
> >     	Filename        : draft-templin-duid-ipv6-01.txt
> >     	Pages           : 7
> >     	Date            : 2021-01-11
> >
> >     Abstract:
> >        This document defines a new DHCPv6 Unique Identifier (DUID) type
> >        called DUID-V6ADDR that contains a single 128 bit IPv6 address.
> >        DUID-V6ADDR makes it possible for devices to use suitably-derived
> >        unique IPv6 addresses to identify themselves to DHCPv6 servers and/or
> >        other network nodes.
> >
> >
> >     The IETF datatracker status page for this draft is:
> >     https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-templin-duid-ipv6/
> >
> >     There are also htmlized versions available at:
> >     https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-templin-duid-ipv6-01
> >     https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-templin-duid-ipv6-01
> >
> >     A diff from the previous version is available at:
> >     https://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-templin-duid-ipv6-01
> >
> >
> >     Please note that it may take a couple of minutes from the time of submission
> >     until the htmlized version and diff are available at tools.ietf.org.
> >
> >     Internet-Drafts are also available by anonymous FTP at:
> >     ftp://ftp.ietf.org/internet-drafts/
> >
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