-- OPENSOLARIS PROJECT PROPOSAL --
Project Name:
Shim6: Level 3 Multihoming Shim Protocol for IPv6
Project Synopsis:
Implement RFC 5533, 5534, and 5535 in OpenSolaris.
Project Purpose:
The Shim6 protocol has been developed in the IETF and recently
appeared as a set of three RFCs.
Shim6 provides the ability for hosts to recover from IP
communication failures when the hosts have two or more IP
addresses, by the shim switching from using one pair of IP
addresses to another pair. This is done transparently to TCP,
UDP and other transport protocols.
The switch between IP addresses is a potential source of
security problems. Shim6 avoids those by using Hash Based
Addresses (HBA) or Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGA),
which are light-weight methods that do not require any 3rd party
infrastructure (such as PKI) yet provide protection against off
path attackers trying to use shim6 to redirect packets.
The discussion will take place on the existing
[email protected] list.
Proposed Community Sponsors:
Networking
Participants:
Project lead:
Erik Nordmark
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