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I'm sure we can shame Microsoft and Apple into using random numbers instead of MAC addresses.
by bensummers 16y ago
I'm sure we can shame Microsoft and Apple into using random numbers instead of MAC addresses.
- HerraBRE 16y agoI'd sign that petition. :-)
- sqrt2 16y agoIt's quite silly that the author doesn't know this, but the feature he requests exists already and has existed for 10 years -- Privacy Extesions for SLAAC in IPv6 (RFC3041). It's even enabled by default on Windows.
- pieter 16y agoYou're right, and I heard it's also enabled by default on OS X Lion. It's already enabled by default in the newer iOS builds.
- bensummers 16y agoGot link for the "enabled by default in Windows" bit? Which versions does this apply to? I'd like to add that correction to the article.
- sqrt2 16y agoI've seen it on Vista, 7 and on XP once IPv6 is enabled. Concerning sources, http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Search/en-GB?query=rfc%203041%20default&beta=0&ac=8 http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Search/en-GB?query=rfc%2... turns up a few articles.