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Re: draft-chown-v6ops-port-scanning-implications-02

Hi Tim,
I would prefer to see independent work on the port scanning implications document, as 
there might be more future documents that may refer to this work.
The scope/vision of NAP is quite different from what the port-scanning draft wants to achieve and i see it as being a great piece of reference work outside of NAP. The reference is included in the *-nap-02.txt document already. Hence i would like to see port-scanning 
become a separate piece of work for the WG.

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[18] Chown, T., "IPv6 Implications for TCP/UDP Port Scanning (chown- v6ops- port-scanning-implications-01.txt)", July 2004. 
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Groetjes,
G/

At 10:05 28/10/2005 +0100, Tim Chown wrote:

Hi,

This draft has been resurrected since it is cited by Elwyn in two other (WG)
drafts.   It would be useful to have a slot in Vancouver to discuss whether
it should be progressed or the key point absorbed into both of the drafts
currently citing it.
> A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts directories. 
>       Title           : IPv6 Implications for TCP/UDP Port Scanning
>       Author(s)       : T. Chown
>       Filename        : draft-chown-v6ops-port-scanning-implications-02.txt
>       Pages           : 9
>       Date            : 2005-10-27
>
> The 128 bits of IPv6 address space is considerably bigger than the 32
>    bits of address space in IPv4.  In particular, the IPv6 subnets to
>    which hosts attach will by default have 64 bits of host address
>    space.  As a result, traditional methods of remote TCP or UDP port
>    scanning to discover open or running services on a host will
>    potentially become far less computationally feasible, due to the
>    larger search space in the subnet.  This document discusses that
>    property of IPv6 subnets, and describes related issues for site
>    administrators of IPv6 networks to consider, which may be of
>    importance when planning site address allocation and management
>    strategies.
>
> A URL for this Internet-Draft is:
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-chown-v6ops-port-scanning-implications-02.txt 


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