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Re: IVs and IDENTs
Frank Kastenholz says:
> > 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)?
I'm not sure couple of bytes would be enough - more likely 4 bytes
at least...
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