An extensible cryptographically generated network address may be generated
by forming at least a portion of the network address as a portion of a
first hash value. The first hash value may be formed by generating a
plurality of hash values by hashing a concatenation of a public key and a
modifier using a second hash function until a stop condition. The stop
condition may include computing the plurality of hash values for a period
of time specified by a time parameter. A second hash value may be
selected from the plurality of hash values, and the modifier used to
compute that hash value may be stored. A hash indicator may be generated
which indicates the selected second hash value. The first hash value may
be generated as a hash of a concatenation of at least the public key and
the modifier. At least a portion of the node-selectable portion of the
network address may include at least a portion of the first hash value.