Symmetric-key Based IPv6 Addresses
draft-narayanan-pba-01
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| Authors | Narayanan Venkitaraman , Vidya Narayanan | ||
| Last updated | 2006-06-23 | ||
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Abstract
A cryptographically generated address (CGA) is an IPv6 address generated by applying a hash function over the public key of a node and some additional parameters. CGA ownership can be asserted only by the node claiming the address, but is readily verifiable using the public-key of that node by any other entity. Such address authorization is also plausible using symmetric keys, where a node generating the self-identifying address shares a key with the verifier or its agent. This document specifies symmetric-key based address (SBA) generation. The infrastructure support comes with several advantages including proxy-mode operation; the symmetric key usage results in efficient operation; and finally the use of keyed hashing provides security advantages over CGAs.
Authors
Narayanan Venkitaraman
Vidya Narayanan
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