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Revealing hosts sharing an IP address using TCP option
draft-wing-nat-reveal-option-03

Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (individual)
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Authors Andrew Yourtchenko , Dan Wing
Last updated 2012-06-10 (Latest revision 2011-12-08)
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Abstract

When an IP address is shared among several subscribers -- with a NAT or with an application-level proxy -- it is impossible for the server to differentiate between different clients. Such differentiation is valuable in several scenarios. This memo describes a technique to differentiate TCP clients sharing an IP address. The proposed method uses a TCP option, which avoids altering the application-level payload and works well with SSL-protected connections.

Authors

Andrew Yourtchenko
Dan Wing

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