On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>wrote: > > > Rob Townley wrote: > >> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com<mailto: >> rgm at htt-consult.com>> wrote: >> >> Um, as the original poster, I WANT IPv6. Not make IPv4 lookups >> faster by ignoring AAAA records. >> >> Further testing has IPv6 working just fine. Thing is when I >> enable the HIP API intercepts, FIrefox does not work. Like they >> are doing something 'non-standard' with the regualr TCP socket API >> so that HIP can't slide in there. I tried disabling a number of >> options, thinking it might be some security setting, but if it is, >> I have not found it. >> >> >> Yep, i fully understood you wanted IPv6. i just thought you might want to >> verify what settings you have for Firefox -- making sure Firefox has turned >> on IPv6 dns. >> > Default was on. > >> Just curious, what is the motivation for the HIP api stuff, it is not >> there by default is it? >> > read the RFCs on HIP: 4423 and 5201-5206. > > 4423 provides the justification of HIP and its architecture. I created HIP > almost 10 years ago, shortly after (as IPsec co-chair) got the IPsec RFCs > out. HIP is much more than an alternative keying protocol for ESP (compared > to IKE). It directly addresses secure mobility. HIP **IS** an important > change to the TCP/IP architecture; this has been part of its slow > advancement. As such it has its own 'native' API: > http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-hip-native-api-05.txt. > > I can go into more about HIP if you wish. > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > So HIP isn't in any distribution by default or is it? How does one know? Would it make sense to include HIP in a Wireless Access Point firmware or a RADIUS type machine? Looks interesting, will have to keep it in mind for wlan sec. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080827/e5370707/attachment-0005.html>