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| IPv6 WG M. Crawford | IPv6 WG M. Crawford | |||
| Internet-Draft Fermilab | Internet-Draft Fermilab | |||
| Expires: July 5, 2006 B. Haberman, Ed. | Expires: August 17, 2006 B. Haberman, Ed. | |||
| JHU APL | JHU APL | |||
| January 2006 | February 13, 2006 | |||
| IPv6 Node Information Queries | IPv6 Node Information Queries | |||
| draft-ietf-ipngwg-icmp-name-lookups-14 | draft-ietf-ipngwg-icmp-name-lookups-15 | |||
| Status of this Memo | Status of this Memo | |||
| By submitting this Internet-Draft, each author represents that any | By submitting this Internet-Draft, each author represents that any | |||
| applicable patent or other IPR claims of which he or she is aware | applicable patent or other IPR claims of which he or she is aware | |||
| have been or will be disclosed, and any of which he or she becomes | have been or will be disclosed, and any of which he or she becomes | |||
| aware will be disclosed, in accordance with Section 6 of BCP 79. | aware will be disclosed, in accordance with Section 6 of BCP 79. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
| Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that | Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that | |||
| skipping to change at page 1, line 35 ¶ | skipping to change at page 1, line 35 ¶ | |||
| and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
| time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
| material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
| The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at | The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at | |||
| http://www.ietf.org/ietf/1id-abstracts.txt. | http://www.ietf.org/ietf/1id-abstracts.txt. | |||
| The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at | The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at | |||
| http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html. | http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html. | |||
| This Internet-Draft will expire on July 5, 2006. | This Internet-Draft will expire on August 17, 2006. | |||
| Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
| Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006). | Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006). | |||
| Abstract | Abstract | |||
| This document describes a protocol for asking an IPv6 node to supply | This document describes a protocol for asking an IPv6 node to supply | |||
| certain network information, such as its hostname or fully-qualified | certain network information, such as its hostname or fully-qualified | |||
| domain name. IPv6 implementation experience has shown that direct | domain name. IPv6 implementation experience has shown that direct | |||
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| Figure 3: Node Information Address Query | Figure 3: Node Information Address Query | |||
| o G - If set to 1, Global-scope addresses [12] are requested. | o G - If set to 1, Global-scope addresses [12] are requested. | |||
| o S - If set to 1, Site-local addresses [12] are requested. | o S - If set to 1, Site-local addresses [12] are requested. | |||
| However, Site-local addresses are now deprecated [15] and this | However, Site-local addresses are now deprecated [15] and this | |||
| flag is for backwards compatibility. | flag is for backwards compatibility. | |||
| o L - If set to 1, Link-local addresses [12] are requested. | o L - If set to 1, Link-local addresses [12] are requested. | |||
| o C - If set to 1, IPv4-compatible and IPv4-mapped addresses [3] are | o C - If set to 1, IPv4-compatible (now deprecated) and IPv4-mapped | |||
| requested. As the IPv4-compatible addresses are now deprecated, | addresses [3] are requested. Responses SHOULD include IPv4 | |||
| this flag is for backwards compatibility with older | addresses in IPv4-mapped form. | |||
| implementations. Responses SHOULD include IPv4 addresses in IPv4- | ||||
| mapped form. | ||||
| o A - If set to 1, all the Responder's unicast addresses (of the | o A - If set to 1, all the Responder's unicast addresses (of the | |||
| specified scope(s)) are requested. If 0, only those addresses are | specified scope(s)) are requested. If 0, only those addresses are | |||
| requested which belong to the interface (or any one interface) | requested which belong to the interface (or any one interface) | |||
| which has the Subject Address, or which are associated with the | which has the Subject Address, or which are associated with the | |||
| Subject Name. | Subject Name. | |||
| o T - Defined in a Reply only, indicates that the set of addresses | o T - Defined in a Reply only, indicates that the set of addresses | |||
| is incomplete for space reasons. | is incomplete for space reasons. | |||
| skipping to change at page 11, line 25 ¶ | skipping to change at page 11, line 22 ¶ | |||
| may be defined using the "Specification Required" criteria from [16]. | may be defined using the "Specification Required" criteria from [16]. | |||
| IANA is requested to establish and maintain a registry for the Code | IANA is requested to establish and maintain a registry for the Code | |||
| fields associated with the Node Information Query ICMPv6 Types as a | fields associated with the Node Information Query ICMPv6 Types as a | |||
| part of its ICMPv6 Registry updated in [13]. | part of its ICMPv6 Registry updated in [13]. | |||
| This document defines five values of Qtype, numbers 0 through 4. | This document defines five values of Qtype, numbers 0 through 4. | |||
| Following the policies outlined in [16], new values, and their | Following the policies outlined in [16], new values, and their | |||
| associated Flags and Reply Data, are to be defined by IETF Consensus. | associated Flags and Reply Data, are to be defined by IETF Consensus. | |||
| The IANA is requested to assign the IPv6 multicast prefix FF02:0:0:0: | The IANA is requested to assign the IPv6 multicast prefix FF02:0:0:0: | |||
| 0:2:FF::/104 for use in Node Information Queries as defined in | 0:2:FF00::/104 for use in Node Information Queries as defined in | |||
| Section 5. It should be noted that this request does conform with | Section 5. It should be noted that this request does conform with | |||
| the requirements defined in [17]. | the requirements defined in [17]. | |||
| 8. Security Considerations | 8. Security Considerations | |||
| This protocol shares the security issues of ICMPv6 that are | This protocol shares the security issues of ICMPv6 that are | |||
| documented in the "Security Considerations" section of [5]. | documented in the "Security Considerations" section of [5]. | |||
| This protocol has the potential of revealing information useful to a | This protocol has the potential of revealing information useful to a | |||
| would-be attacker. An implementation of this protocol MUST have a | would-be attacker. An implementation of this protocol MUST have a | |||
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