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RFC 6355: Definition of the UUID-Based DHCPv6 Unique Identifier (DUID-UUID)

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This document defines a new DHCPv6 Unique Identifier (DUID) type called DUID-UUID. DUID-UUIDs are derived from the already-standardized Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID) format. DUID-UUID makes it possible for devices to use UUIDs to identify themselves to DHC servers and vice versa. UUIDs are globally unique and readily available on many systems, making them convenient identifiers to leverage within DHCP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC6355
Published
August 2011
Authors
T. Narten; J. Johnson
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
5
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