Re: New Version Notification for draft-petrescu-6man-ll-prefix-len-17.txt

Sorry that was for the IPv6 only flag draft.  Let me forward that in that drafts thread.

Thanks 

Gyan

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> On May 7, 2019, at 6:22 PM, Gyan Mishra <hayabusagsm@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Alex
> 
> The draft looks good.
> 
> In the security section can we add some recommendations for first hop security to protect IPv6 only networks using any DHCPv6 stateful or stateless scenario combinations using security features such as IPv6 snooping, IPv6 source guard to deny traffic from unknown sources and RA guard to only allow RA to be sent from the trusted L2 uplinks to the FHRP routers on the subnet.
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Gyan
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 7, 2019, at 4:32 AM, Alexandre Petrescu <alexandre.petrescu@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi 6MANners,
>> 
>> I submitted the version 17 of this draft about variable plen for LLs.
>> 
>> This is the ChangeLog:
>> 
>> -17: added a new use-case for sysadmins in need of an intuitive LL
>>    address (to check with ping) used for next-hop of routing
>>    protocols.
>> 
>> -16: added a description of the behaviour of ifconfig
>>    fe80:1::1/32 on MAC OS and Windows 10 Operating Systems;
>> 
>>    added a suggestion about the use of ULA prefixes instead of LL
>>    prefixes;
>> 
>>    added a reference to an RFC 7404 about the use of
>>    only LL addresses in an IPv6 network;
>> 
>>    explained the result from practice of the use of 'fe80::1:2/64';
>> 
>>    explained why the text says 'hidden' for '%' on some OSs;
>>    mentioned the DNS kind of solutions;
>> 
>>    added explanation of manual configuration and automation;
>> 
>>    added exaplanation of an example of complex to remember and type
>>    link-local addresses;
>> 
>>    added explanation of why DNS solution is a problem mouvement, not
>>    problem resolution.
>> 
>> Alex
>> 
>> -------- Message transféré --------
>> Sujet : New Version Notification for draft-petrescu-6man-ll-prefix-len-17.txt
>> Date : Tue, 7 May 2019 01:27:36 -0700
>> De : internet-drafts@ietf.org
>> Pour : Naveen Kottapalli <naveen.sarma@gmail.com>, Loganaden Velvindron <loganaden@gmail.com>, Alexandre Petrescu <Alexandre.Petrescu@cea.fr>, Gyan Mishra <hayabusagsm@gmail.com>, Alexandre Petrescu <alexandre.petrescu@cea.fr>
>> 
>> 
>> A new version of I-D, draft-petrescu-6man-ll-prefix-len-17.txt
>> has been successfully submitted by Alexandre Petrescu and posted to the
>> IETF repository.
>> 
>> Name:        draft-petrescu-6man-ll-prefix-len
>> Revision:    17
>> Title:        The length of the prefix of an IPv6 link-local address ranges from 10 to 127
>> Document date:    2019-05-06
>> Group:        Individual Submission
>> Pages:        14
>> URL: https://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-petrescu-6man-ll-prefix-len-17.txt
>> Status: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-petrescu-6man-ll-prefix-len/
>> Htmlized: https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-petrescu-6man-ll-prefix-len-17
>> Htmlized: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-petrescu-6man-ll-prefix-len
>> Diff: https://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-petrescu-6man-ll-prefix-len-17
>> 
>> Abstract:
>>  A rejected Erratum to RFC4291 "IPv6 Addr Archi" on the topic of link-
>>  local addresses 'would need' a draft.  This draft is an answer to
>>  that need.
>> 
>>  The length of the prefix of an IPv6 link-local address is variable.
>>  The minimal value is 10 decimal.  The maximum value is 127 decimal.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> 
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