Re: Thinking differently about names and addresses

[Keith Moore <moore at cs.utk.edu>]

> Egads. This list is still talking about the Identity Problem (i.e.,
> that IP addresses are semantically overloaded in that they
> simultaneously indicate (network interface) routing topology and
> (node) identity). I just can't believe how we can continually talk
> about this problem and then not embrace solutions to it such as Bob
> Moskowitz's HIP (Host Identity Payload). 

HIP only solves part of the problem.  It lets you use something besides
an address as a host identity, but it doesn't provide any way of mapping
between that identity and an address where you can reach the host.

Keith