Why doesn’t every computer have a hardware based static ipv32 address, along with a private key to prove it is the sole owner of the address?

  • 800XL@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Except you can spoof an IP address or get another one from the ISP just by asking. You can spoof a MAC address too.

    Intel introduced unique processor id’s back in the late 90s.

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      1 year ago

      Phone numbers can be spoofed, and SIM cards can be cloned. The analogy stands.