[v6ops] Re: router lifetime and coupling prefix/route (was Re: Re: I-D Action: draft-ietf-v6ops-rfc7084bis-06.txt)

[Mark Smith <[e-mail]>]

On Sun, 12 July 2026, 03:42 Michael Richardson, <[e-mail]>
wrote:

>
> Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike=[e-mail]> wrote:
>     > I want tighter coupling between DHCPv6 and RA provided information,
> for
>     > instance that a host should send packets with src from a prefix
> provided by a
>     > certain router, to that router, and not to any router with the
> highest router
>     > lifetime.
>
> Me too.
>


RFC8028.


>     > If there are two routers on the same LAN announcing different
> prefixes
>     > (either through PIO and/or DHCPv6), I want hosts to be able to
> handle this
>     > situation and send it to the right router (to work with SAVI), and
> it should
>     > "just work".
>
> and, I think that this also adds protection against rogue RAs and rogue
> DHCPv6-servers.
> (Yes, RAGuard is better)
>
> --
> Michael Richardson <[e-mail]>   . o O ( IPv6 IøT consulting )
>            Sandelman Software Works Inc, Ottawa and Worldwide
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