## ProFTPD module `mod_ident`

RFC1413 Identification Support

The `mod_ident` module is ProFTPD's module for performing lookups of authenticated user IDs, as per RFC 1413.

This module is contained in the `mod_ident.c` file for ProFTPD 1.3.x, and is compiled by default. See the installation section for more details.

The most current version of `mod_ident` can be found in the ProFTPD source distribution:

      http://www.proftpd.org/

## Directives

- IdentLookups

### IdentLookups

Syntax: IdentLookups on|off
Default: IdentLookups on
Context: server config, `<VirtualHost>`, `<Global>`
Module: mod_ident
Compatibility: 1.3.2rc1

The `IdentLookups` directive enables or disables the module's lookup of an "authenticated" user identity using RFC1413.

Normally, when a client initially connects to ProFTPD, the `mod_ident` will attempt to use the ident protocol (RFC1413) to identify the remote username. This behavior can be disabled via this directive:

      IdentLookups off

Not that this lookup can cause delays (and reports of "slow logins") when clients connect to ProFTPD.

## Installation

The `mod_ident` module is compiled into `proftpd` by default. To build a `proftpd` which does not include the `mod_ident` module, use:

      $ ./configure --disable-ident ...

Note that the `mod_ident` module can also be built as a shared module, rather than be statically linked into `proftpd`:

      $ ./configure --enable-dso --with-shared=mod_ident ...

Logging
The `mod_ident` module supports trace logging, via the module-specific log channels:

- ident

Thus for trace logging, to aid in debugging, you would use the following in your `proftpd.conf`:

      TraceLog /path/to/ftpd/trace.log
      Trace ident:20

This trace logging can generate large files; it is intended for debugging use only, and should be removed from any production configuration.

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