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  Short for *Identifier* or *Identification*. In many networking protocols an ID is an integer number of N-bits (common values of N are 16 and 32).
- An identifier may also be a string. a *Random ID*, if unguessable and of enough bits, can be used as a form of authentication in reply-request
+ An identifier may also be a string. a *Random ID*, if unguessable and of enough bits, can be used as a form of authentication in request-response
  protocols, assuming that the attacker can't see the request (so can't reply with a matching ID).

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