How are you doing DHCPv6 ?

Tue Jan 24 13:49:23 UTC 2012

You shouldn't assume a MAC isn't constant.  Our students spoof their
MACs all the time (thinking it will save them from getting a DMCA
notice).

The RFC suggests that DUIDs are stored in non-volatile memory or that
an algorithm be used that can consistently reproduce the DUID (and
IAID) for a system in the absence of persistent storage.

For fixed hardware devices, I suspect most would opt for the use of
DUID-LL type, which essentially the MAC with a DUID preamble, and
doesn't need to be stored in memory since it's based on a MAC that can
not be changed.  It would be simple to create a DUID sticker at that
point, even retroactively.  I think the idea that DUID is random and
getting worked up that it's not written on the side of the device is a
little more FUD than fact.

There _are_ things we need to address to make DHCPv6 easier to roll
out (mainly on the server side), but just making bogus nitpick attacks
distracts from the real issues, IMHO.

On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 6:12 PM, Randy Carpenter <rcarpen at network1.net> wrote:
>
> Controlled by software = not constant.
>
> It is also not likely to be something that is knowable on a piece of electronic gear that is not a PC, nor will it be something that can be printed on the outside of the device, like most today.
>
> -Randy
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> Yes, DUID and IAID should be persistent on systems.  If they are not
>> then they are not following the RFC.
>>
>> Note that bad practices, though, can remove that persistence (e.g.
>> deleting the DUID, or replicating the DUID on other systems).
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au>
>> wrote:
>> > On Mon, 2012-01-23 at 17:26 -0500, Randy Carpenter wrote:
>> >> One major issue is that there is no way to associate a user's MAC
>> >> (for
>> >> IPv4) with their DUID. I haven't been able to find a way to
>> >> account
>> >> for this without making the user authenticate once for IPv4, and
>> >> then
>> >> again for IPv6. This is cumbersome to the user. Also, in the past
>> >> there have been various reason why we want to pre-authenticate a
>> >> client's MAC address (mostly for game consoles, and such, which
>> >> have
>> >> the MAC written on the outside of the machine). How can this be
>> >> done
>> >> with IPv6, which the DUID is not constant?
>> >
>> > Perhaps I misunderstand you (or the RFCs) but it seems to me that
>> > the
>> > DUID *is* constant. Reading section 9 of RFC 3315, it's pretty
>> > clear
>> > that a DUID is generated once, according to simple rules, and does
>> > not
>> > change once it has been generated. Barring intervention, of course.
>> >
>> > The problem is how to either find out ahead of time what DUID a
>> > client
>> > has OR how to impose a specific DUID on a client as part of
>> > provisioning
>> > it. Neither of those issues looks particularly intractable,
>> > especially
>> > if vendors start shipping with pre-configured DUIDs that are
>> > written on
>> > the boxes.
>> >
>> > What do you mean by "authenticate"? Do you mean something like
>> > 802.1x?
>> >
>> > Regards, K.
>> >
>> > --
>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> > Karl Auer (kauer at biplane.com.au)
>> > http://www.biplane.com.au/kauer
>> >
>> > GPG fingerprint: AE1D 4868 6420 AD9A A698 5251 1699 7B78 4EEE 6017
>> > Old fingerprint: DA41 51B1 1481 16E1 F7E2 B2E9 3007 14ED 5736 F687
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ray Soucy
>>
>> Epic Communications Specialist
>>
>> Phone: +1 (207) 561-3526
>>
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>> http://www.networkmaine.net/
>>
>>
>>

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