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Xref: sserve comp.protocols.tcp-ip:36257 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:154 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.uwa.edu.au!classic.iinet.com.au!news.uoknor.edu!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!paladin.american.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!uunet!news.va.pubnix.com!news From: djm@va.pubnix.com (David J. MacKenzie) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: What uses identd Date: 08 May 1995 15:01:32 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies Lines: 9 Distribution: world Message-ID: <DJM.95May8110133@jeeves.va.pubnix.com> References: <3ohon1$i35@news.voicenet.com> <3ojm8b$5tg@park.uvsc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: jeeves.va.pubnix.com In-reply-to: Terry Lambert's message of 7 May 1995 23:48:27 GMT > ] I was wondering what utilities use the identd server, which returns the > ] remote user name using a tcp/ip port. > Major one is TCPWrappers to let you reject everyone but specific > users from a machine from connecting to specific services. httpd can also be configured to use it in log files. But most systems have the ident service turned off, or configured to return a bogus answer. Since it's not authenticated, it's pretty much worthless.