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IVs and IDENTs




 > From: Ran Atkinson <atkinson@sundance.itd.nrl.navy.mil>
 > IPv6 doesn't have the IDENT field of IPv4 in its base header.  Using
 > the IDENT field won't work for IPv6.

This has come up a couple of times. If the bits are needed, why not
add a couple of bytes to the IP6 security header to hold an
equivalent field (used just in the security role)?

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Frank Kastenholz




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