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   <front>
      <title>Measurement and Analysis of IPv6 Interface Identifier Patterns in the Real World</title>
      <author initials="R." surname="Gang" fullname="Ren Gang">
         <organization>Tsinghua University</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="" surname="张伟" fullname="张伟">
         <organization>Tsinghua University</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="X." surname="Yin" fullname="Xia Yin">
         <organization>Tsinghua University</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="L." surname="He" fullname="Lin He">
         <organization>Tsinghua University</organization>
      </author>
      <author initials="H." surname="Yu" fullname="Haisheng Yu">
         <organization>CNNIC</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="December" day="7" year="2025" />
      <abstract>
	 <t>   Interface Identifiers (IIDs) are critical components of IPv6
   addresses, significantly impacting user privacy and the feasibility
   of network reconnaissance.  RFC 7707 previously provided a
   comprehensive analysis of IID patterns based on data from the early
   stages of IPv6 deployment.  However, with the widespread adoption of
   privacy-enhancing standards such as RFC 7217, historical data no
   longer accurately reflects the current IPv6 ecosystem.  This document
   provides updated measurements of IID patterns by utilizing an
   improved pattern recognition method and incorporating novel data
   sources, such as public mailing lists.  The measurement data reveals
   that while &quot;Low-byte&quot; patterns have decreased significantly in server
   addresses, a substantial number of seemingly random addresses
   actually belong to non-random, specific patterns, implying that
   heuristic scanning remains a viable vector.  Furthermore, while
   client devices have widely adopted randomized addresses-effectively
   enhancing privacy-Client Premise Equipment (CPE) routers continue to
   exhibit a high usage rate of IEEE EUI-64 addresses, constituting an
   often-overlooked privacy risk.  This document aims to update the
   statistics and analysis regarding IID pattern distribution found in
   RFC 7707, providing essential insights for modern network defense
   strategies and standard compliance.

	 </t>
      </abstract>
   </front>
   <seriesInfo name="Internet-Draft" value="draft-ren-v6ops-ipv6-iid-patterns-measurement-00" />
   
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