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Subject: Re: Access security by IP number?
From: Ralph.Lange@aps.anl.gov
To: Susanna Jacobson <SRJacobson@lbl.gov>
Cc: EPICS Tech-Talk <tech-talk@aps.anl.gov>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 21:38:03 -0600 (CST) 
  > Is there any way to specify a host in an access configuration file by
  > its IP number rather than host name?

No. Sorry.

When a CA client opens a connection to an IOC, it transmits its host
and user name. It's these strings that the access security information
is checked against.

What makes you want to use IP numbers instead?

  > Nothing in the documentation implies that it is possible, but I
  > thought I'd ask the experts before I give up.

Good idea, but the doc is complete (in this case).

Ralph
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