There is also this thesis: A better Internet without IP addresses https://web.cs.wpi.edu/~cshue/research/dissertation_web.pdf
Hesham On Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 2:47 PM Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpen...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 19-Dec-21 11:34, Dino Farinacci wrote: > >> From a user perspective, the choice is clear: privacy and security are > >> top requirements. We know that payload encryption goes a long way, and > >> hopefully encryption of the transport layer headers will become > >> dominant so that intermediate nodes will stop meddling and ossifying > >> the transport layer. But not everything can be encrypted, the IP > >> addresses for instance, so providing real security and privacy at the > >> plaintext network layer should be on the list of features to support > >> user requirements. > > > > Definitely agree Tom. > > > > But what if we sent a packet where the source address was encrypted? > Then you could have global unique addresses (if you wanted them). Of course > key exchange and rekeying parameters would have to be setup prior to > sending a single packet. > > It's called SNA (Sourceless Network Architecture): > https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/techreports/UCAM-CL-TR-849.pdf > > Brian > > > Maybe its just simpler to randomize addresses. > > > > Dino > > > > _______________________________________________ > Int-area mailing list > Int-area@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/int-area >
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