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[EFM] RE: [802.1] about Encyption of MAC address





Message forwarded because it got tangled in our UCE filters.

Howard

Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:33:48 -0800 (PST)
From: Sukanta ganguly <sganguly@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [EFM] RE: [802.1] about Encyption of MAC address
To: Geoff Thompson <gthompso@nortelnetworks.com>,
         Keith Knightson <kgk@rogers.com>
Cc: pat_thaler@agilent.com, antti.pietilainen@nokia.com, stds-802-1@ieee.org,
         stds-802-3-efm@ieee.org

What would be the benefit of encrypting the MAC
address? Just worried about other nodes to sniff the
MAC address ?

SG

--- Geoff Thompson <gthompso@nortelnetworks.com>
wrote:
 > Keith-
 >
 >
 > At 12:15 PM 2/24/2004 -0500, Keith Knightson wrote:
 >
 > >Dear All,
 > >
 > >It is my understanding, maybe quite wrong, that the
 > DOCSIS standards place
 > >the security layer below the MAC layer.   This
 > means, I assume that MAC
 > >addresses are encryted, along with everything else.
 > >
 > >Is not a similar solution possible/desirable for
 > EPON, given that the
 > >topology is similar?
 >
 > No. Not if the project is to remain within 802.3
 > If you would like to move PON to a new Working Group
 > I will be happy to
 > support that.
 >
 >
 > >Best Regards
 > >
 > >Keith
 >
 > Geoff
 >
 >