Re: IPv6 Stable Private Addresses RFC 7217

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

On Wed, Jun 04, 2014 at 04:54:50PM -0400, Ted Lemon wrote:
> On Jun 4, 2014, at 4:52 PM, Joerg Sonnenberger 
> <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost> wrote:
> > Replacement or addition? I'm not sure I like removing the normal MAC
> > derived autoconfig address, but I am certainly fine with having a
> > separate (non-link local) address. This would be more in line with the
> > behavior of the privacy extension implementetd in many systems.
> 
> It's intended by the IETF to be a replacement.   The address is meant
> to be stable, so you don't need some other stable address for receiving
> connections, the way you would with temporary addresses.

In that case, enabling it by default would certainly violate POLA.

Joerg