RFC 912 (rfc912) - Page 2 of 3
Authentication service
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RFC 912 September 1984
Authentication Service
23, 6191
The response is of the form
, : :
where , are the same pair as the query,
is a keyword identifying the type of response, and
is context dependent.
For example:
23, 6191 : USERID : StJohns
RESPONSE TYPES
A response can be one of two types:
USERID
In this case, is the printable representation of
the user identifier of the owner of the connection. The format of
the returned user identifier is completely system dependent.
ERROR
For some reason the owner of the TCP port could not be determined,
tells why. The following are suggested values
of and their meanings.
INVALID PORT
Either the local or foreign port was improperly specified.
NO USER
The connection specified by the port pair is not currently
in use.
UNKNOWN ERROR
Can't determine connection owner; reason unknown.
Other values may be specified as necessary.
StJohns