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IPv8 Wiki
IPv8 overview diagram showing architectural comparison, naming and identity, Zone Server services, core features, example network flow, packet format, coexistence, and design goals.

IPv8 Wiki

A neutral technical guide to the IPv8 Internet-Draft family.
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What This Wiki Covers

Section titled “What This Wiki Covers”

Current draft

The wiki follows draft-thain-ipv8-02, published on 17 April 2026 and listed by IETF Datatracker as the current version.

Original text

Versions 00, 01, and 02 are preserved as local TXT snapshots with official IETF links.

Neutral notes

IPv8 is documented here as an active Internet-Draft proposal, not as an approved IETF standard.

Progress tracker

The progress tracker summarizes visible IETF process checkpoints for the IPv8 draft.

Community discussion

A Hacker News thread captures early public reactions and technical criticism.

Main Sections

Section titled “Main Sections”

IPv8 is described by the draft as a managed network protocol suite that combines address assignment, name resolution, time synchronization, telemetry, authentication, access control, route validation, and IPv4/IPv8 translation around a Zone Server model.

Start with Overview for a short map of the proposal, check Progress Tracker for visible process checkpoints, then use the concept pages to read about addressing, routing, security, transition behavior, and device compliance.

Important Status Note

Section titled “Important Status Note”

The IETF Datatracker page for draft-thain-ipv8-02 states that the document is an Internet-Draft and has no formal standing in the IETF standards process. Treat all protocol behavior in this wiki as a description of the draft text, not as a deployed standard.