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    IPv6 EUI-64??

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    • johnpozJ
      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @JonathanLee
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      @JonathanLee said in IPv6 EUI-64??:

      MAC address ciphered into the address temp or not it just is masked better.

      BS.. and this would be done on the client anyway.. Not pfsense..

      Why would you think there is something in the pfsense to tell the client how to create their IPv6 address when using slaac?

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      • JonathanLeeJ
        JonathanLee @johnpoz
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        @johnpoz test it you can see the DUID change and it will show a MAC address. The only reason pfSense would let you adapt the DUID in that way is to save time with static IPv6 dhcp addressing. If the directives are turned on the MAC address is inside the DUID in clear text without it on it’s seems to only include two parts of the MAC address in DUID on my system. New to me… again I could be wrong. PfSense would allow you adapt the DUID, just like pfSense gives you the ability to create private addresses and subnets. this adjustment is on the IPv6 dhcp so it’s this is used for private addresses or lan side assignments side. With Non SLAAC.

        Is SLAAC public assignments? SLAAC is stateless management right?

        I am talking about dhcp of ipv6 where duid is used. They have an algorithm that does not mask the MAC address makes it clear in duid before the ipv6 dhcp lease and creations.

        IMG_0982.jpeg
        https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6939
        https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6355
        https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8415

        They do have RFC info for DUID and Mac addressing. IPv6 still makes my head hurt. Again If you can spoof a Mac what good is the secure side of it …

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        • JonathanLeeJ
          JonathanLee @johnpoz
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          @johnpoz your right they do change the MAC addresses your right they also spoof them today. Again if a 48 mac is hard coded into a network interface there must be a way to know the differences. Vendor ID is key

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          • JKnottJ
            JKnott @JonathanLee
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            @JonathanLee said in IPv6 EUI-64??:

            Don’t quote me on this part, I think every IPv6 has the MAC address ciphered into the address temp or not it just is masked better.

            Ooops! I quoted you! 😉

            An IPv6 address can use either the MAC address or a random number, your choice. As I mentioned, with SLAAC, you can have up to 8 global addresses. One is consistent and would be used for servers, etc.. The other 7 are always based on a random number and used when you connect to somewhere else. So, when you go to a web site, you will be using the most recent of the 7 temporary addresses.

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            • JKnottJ
              JKnott @JonathanLee
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              @JonathanLee said in IPv6 EUI-64??:

              Vendor ID is key

              So, you're saying a vendor couldn't make, for example, both an Ethernet and Firewire interface? I doubt it.

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              • JonathanLeeJ
                JonathanLee @JKnott
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                @JKnott part of the 48 bit MAC address has vendor information you can use part of the 48 bit mac and find who made the device by way of online database.

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                • johnpozJ
                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @JonathanLee
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                  @JonathanLee pretty sure kea dhcpv6 allows for reservation of ipv6 via mac vs duid.. If that will help you out.. at some point here that will prob make it to pfsense integration.

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                  • JonathanLeeJ
                    JonathanLee @johnpoz
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                    @johnpoz I made a feature request for it but

                    https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/15632

                    Jim pingle closed it

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                    • johnpozJ
                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @JonathanLee
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                      @JonathanLee its not going to do it for any IP out of the pool.. It would be for a reservation..

                      https://kb.isc.org/docs/what-are-host-reservations-how-to-use-them

                      hardware address is one of the options of the host-reservation-identifiers

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                      • JonathanLeeJ
                        JonathanLee @johnpoz
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                        @johnpoz maybe I should reopen it as a host reservation feature request

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                        • johnpozJ
                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @JonathanLee
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                          @JonathanLee not even sure why you are putting in a feature request at this point.. I would wait til kea is out of preview.. I would think since it is a clearly defined option in kea, that it would most likely be available once they out of preview mode for kea.

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                          • JKnottJ
                            JKnott @JonathanLee
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                            @JonathanLee

                            Yes, I've been aware of that for coming up on 30 years.

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