Using Multicast DNS to protect privacy when exposing ICE candidates
draft-mdns-ice-candidates-00
| Document | Type | Replaced Internet-Draft (candidate for rtcweb WG) | |
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| Last updated | 2018-07-27 (latest revision 2018-06-29) | ||
| Replaced by | draft-ietf-rtcweb-mdns-ice-candidates | ||
| Stream | IETF | ||
| Intended RFC status | (None) | ||
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https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-mdns-ice-candidates-00.txt
Abstract
WebRTC applications rely on ICE candidates to enable peer-to-peer connections between clients in as many network configurations as possible. To maximize the probability to create a direct peer-to- peer connection, client private IP addresses are often exposed without user consent. This is currently used as a way to track users. This document describes a way to share IP addresses with other clients while preserving client privacy. This is achieved by obfuscating IP addresses using dynamically generated names resolvable through Multicast DNS [RFC6763].
Authors
Youenn Fablet (youenn@apple.com)
(Note: The e-mail addresses provided for the authors of this Internet-Draft may no longer be valid.)