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Ident protocol

The Ident protocol (Identification Protocol, often just ident) is an application-layer protocol specified in . Given a pair of TCP port numbers corresponding to an existing connection, an Ident server returns a short string that identifies the owner of that connection on the server’s host. The protocol listens on TCP port 113. It obsoletes the earlier “Authentication Server” protocol.

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The Ident protocol (Identification Protocol, often just ident) is an application-layer protocol specified in . Given a pair of TCP port numbers corresponding to an existing connection, an Ident server returns a short string that identifies the owner of that connection on the server’s host. The protocol listens on TCP port 113. It obsoletes the earlier “Authentication Server” protocol.

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  1. publication date: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1322635270

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