> Would it make you feel more certain if the ULA-Cs were
> self-generated by sites exactly as in (RFC4193, Section 3.2)
> and then "registered" with a central authority that would
> register the address as long as it is not a duplicate? I
> don't think ('draft-ietf-ipv6-ula-central', Section 3.2)
> currently says that, but it seems like it would result in
> a scenario that is no worse than for RFC4193 yet with a
> central authority accountable for certifying uniqueness.
Certainly not. I have even less confidence that everyone else
will play by this rule than I do in the competence of the
putative central registry.
The chance of a collision between randomly-generated prefixes
is REALLY, REALLY, REALLY small -- MUCH smaller than the
probability of any real world event you would care to cite.
-- George Mitchell
> That said, I would be astonished if this idea has not been
> entertained and debated before.
>
> Thanks - Fred
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