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

[Gorry Fairhurst <[e-mail]>]

On 05/08/2022 11:31, Fernando Gont wrote:
>> 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).

I created issue: Temporary Local Address #1053 in github so we don't 
loose this issue,

Gorry