IPv8 — a late April Fool's joke?

In mid-April, an Internet Draft turned up in my timelines that wants to rethink the routing foundation of the internet — with OAuth2 tokens, a central Zone Server and egress validation against WHOIS. My hot take after three readings. Summary in 90 seconds In April 2026, an IETF Internet Draft was submitted that wants to rethink the routing foundation of the internet: IPv8 with 64-bit addresses, a central Zone Server, OAuth2 tokens at the network layer, and egress validation against WHOIS. The dr