POE::Component::Client::Ident is a POE (Perl Object Environment) component which provides a convenient way for POE applications to perform non-blocking Ident (auth/tap) protocol remote username lookups. The component will mainly of use to the authors of server daemons and server components which sometimes have a requirement to confirm the username provided by the client and, therefore, use the Ident protocol to query the remote host.
Binary packages can be installed with the high-level tool pkgin (which can be installed with pkg_add) or pkg_add(1) (installed by default). The NetBSD packages collection is also designed to permit easy installation from source.
The pkg_admin audit command locates any installed package which has been mentioned in security advisories as having vulnerabilities.
Please note the vulnerabilities database might not be fully accurate, and not every bug is exploitable with every configuration.
Problem reports, updates or suggestions for this package should be reported with send-pr.