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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/ifconfig/interface.py b/python/vyos/ifconfig/interface.py
index 2629729f8..de46d3d66 100644
--- a/python/vyos/ifconfig/interface.py
+++ b/python/vyos/ifconfig/interface.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ from netifaces import ifaddresses
# this is not the same as socket.AF_INET/INET6
from netifaces import AF_INET
from netifaces import AF_INET6
+from uuid import uuid3
+from uuid import NAMESPACE_DNS
from vyos import ConfigError
from vyos.configdict import list_diff
@@ -56,7 +58,6 @@ from vyos.ifconfig import Section
from netaddr import EUI
from netaddr import mac_unix_expanded
-from random import getrandbits
class Interface(Control):
# This is the class which will be used to create
@@ -438,9 +439,14 @@ class Interface(Control):
>>> Interface('eth0').get_mac()
'00:50:ab:cd:ef:00'
"""
- # we choose 40 random bytes for the MAC address, this gives
- # us e.g. EUI('00-EA-EE-D6-A3-C8') or EUI('00-41-B9-0D-F2-2A')
- tmp = EUI(getrandbits(48)).value
+ # calculate a UUID based on the interface name - this is as predictable
+ # as an interface MAC address and thus can be used in the same way
+ tmp = uuid3(NAMESPACE_DNS, self.ifname)
+ # take the last 48 bits from the UUID string
+ tmp = str(tmp).split('-')[-1]
+ # Convert pseudo random string into EUI format which now represents a
+ # MAC address
+ tmp = EUI(tmp).value
# set locally administered bit in MAC address
tmp |= 0xf20000000000
# convert integer to "real" MAC address representation