IP addresses in IPA are internally represented as an inconsistent combination of strings and related global functions in some places and python-netaddr IPAddress objects in other places. It's even not unusual to parse and unparse an IP address several times before it reaches its destination.
We should use a python-netaddr IPAddress-based objects instead and use the textual representation only for input and output.
Falls into the one of the 3.0 themes.
Moving the ticket to the next month iteration.
Metadata Update from @jcholast: - Issue assigned to jcholast - Issue set to the milestone: Future Releases
Thank you taking time to submit this request for FreeIPA. Unfortunately this bug was not given a priority and the team lacks the capacity to work on it at this time.
Given that we are unable to fulfil this request I am closing the issue as wontfix. To request re-consideration of this decision please reopen this issue and provide additional technical details about its importance to you.
Metadata Update from @rcritten: - Issue close_status updated to: wontfix - Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)
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