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New multi6 draft: WIMP



Hi,

We have submitted a new multi6 draft to I-D directory. The draft defines a Weak Identifier Multihoming Protocol (WIMP), and we wrote it in order to see how opportunistic/weak authentication methods could be used to sove the multi6 problem.

WIMP is one of those protocols that introduce a new protocol layer between IP and upper layers. Our approach uses some very basic cryptographic functions (reverse hash chains and secret splitting) in order to have light and (hopefully) simple solution. The protocol is not bullet proof from security point of view, however, it intends to be "secure enough", and easy to implement.

It was interesting exercise, and we hope it will stimulate discussion on various solutions to multi6 problem.

See more details from the drafts itself, available in:

http://www.hip4inter.net/multi6/draft-ylitalo-multi6-wimp-00.txt

br, Jukka Ylitalo

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Jukka Ylitalo Ericsson Research Nomadiclab