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        RFC 1413:

        Title:      Identification Protocol
        Author:     M. St. Johns
        Mailbox:    stjohns@DARPA.MIL
        Pages:      8
        Characters: 16,291
        Obsoletes:  RFC 931


The Identification Protocol (a.k.a., "ident", a.k.a., "the Ident
Protocol") provides a means to determine the identity of a user of a
particular TCP connection.  Given a TCP port number pair, it returns a
character string which identifies the owner of that connection on the
server's system.

The Identification Protocol was formerly called the Authentication
Server Protocol.  It has been renamed to better reflect its function.
This document is a product of the TCP Client Identity Protocol Working
Group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.

This RFC specifies an IAB standards track protocol for the Internet
community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
Please refer to the current edition of the "IAB Official Protocol
Standards" for the standardization state and status of this protocol.
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Joyce K. Reynolds
USC/Information Sciences Institute