[Taps] Some comments on draft-ietf-taps-interface

[Fernando Gont <[e-mail]>]

Folks,

Some comments on this particular bit:

> 6.2.13. Use Temporary Local Address Name: useTemporaryLocalAddress 
> Type: Preference Default: Avoid for Listeners and Rendezvous
> Connections. Prefer for other Connections. This property allows the
> application to express a preference for the use of temporary local
> addresses, sometimes called "privacy" addresses [RFC8981]. Temporary
> addresses are generally used to prevent linking connections over time
> when a stable address, sometimes called "permanent" address, is not
> needed. There are some caveats to note when specifying this property.
> First, if an application Requires the use of temporary addresses, the
> resulting Connection cannot use IPv4, because temporary addresses do
> not exist in IPv4. Second, temporary local addresses might involve
> trading off privacy for performance. For instance, temporary
> addresses can interfere with resumption mechanisms that some
> protocols rely on to reduce initial latency.

The terminology employed in this subsection seems a bit confusing, or at 
least deviates from what we normally use in v6-circles. I suggest taking 
a look at RFC7721 -- certainly not flawless, but it was 6man's shot to 
try to agree on terminology. For example, I don't think we use 
"permanent" and "stable" interchangeably.

e.g. the "Local" in "useTemporaryLocalAddress" might be misleading to 
some. -- e.g. could be interpreted as related with link-locals or ULAs.

Aside, I believe there's much more to dig regarding address properties.
e.g., we have given it a shot at: 
https://www.ietf.org/id/draft-gont-v6ops-ipv6-addressing-considerations-02.html

e.g., the choice of ipv6 addresses has more than one dimension... and 
there are tradeoffs involved, which IMHO deserve discussion.

And aside from the regular address systems normally configure, if one 
were to specify an API one would probably want to provide a mechanism 
for apps to be able to request sole/single-use addresses (.e.g., one 
address per app or container).

Thoughts?

Thanks!

Regards,
-- 
Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
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