IPv6 Mandatory to Implement

• IPv6 recommendation was to mandate security

• to be able to state standards adherence

  must implement authentication & algorithm
  
  must implement privacy (encryption) & algorithm

• significant pushback because of U.S. export laws

  since changed
  

• major (heated) plenary discussion

• rough consensus was to mandate encryption support (but not use)

  but some strong opposition
  

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