Re: ZOMG: IPv6 a plot to stymie FBI !!!11!ONE!

[Joel jaeggli <joelja () bogus com>]

On 6/17/12 13:22 , valdis.kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:53:52 -0700, Joel jaeggli said:
> > On 6/17/12 10:24 , valdis.kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
>
> > > So - who owns 2800:af:ba30:e8cf:4881:973a:c68?  And how does an LEO
> > > find that info quickly if they need to figure out who to hand a warrant to?
> >
> > so first of you introduced a typo
>
> Aha. Somebody's paying attention :)  That's exactly the sort of thing you'll end
> up seeing a lot more of if you have to start chasing through 2 and 3 hops
> of provider-customer-subcustomer.

Yes, in a previous $job I have been served court authorized requests
that are incorrect. I have provided helpful advice.

>  It's easy to notice that an IPv4 address
> is missing an octet - a lot harder to tell you have 7 chunks rather than 8,
> plus you're left wondering whether you dropped 16 bits, or if one of the :
> should be a :: instead.

If one enters the wrong number the right answer will rarely be forthcoming.

> But Joel - you *really* need to get out more. ;)

yes