Re: Unique handle generation

[Bill Manning <bmanning@isi.edu>]

% What is/are the specific use(s) for the proposed handle?
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% >----- Original Message -----
% >From: "George Belotsky" <george@register.com>
% >To: <ietf-provreg@cafax.se>
% >Subject: Unique handle generation
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% > > Since unique handle creation is still an open issue, could we not
% > > borrow/adapt a UUID generating algorithm for making such handles?
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% Dave Crocker   <mailto:dcrocker@brandenburg.com>

	To my mind, a handle has a single, specific use.
	It is a globally unique identifier, in Internet space,
	that marks the entit(ies) that are mapped to the
	intangibles that form the "assets" of the Internet, e.g.
	address blocks, ASNs, code points, DNS delegation points.. etc.
	
	In this manner, it functions alot like an employee number
	in a corporation. 

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--bill