In computer networking, the Name/Finger protocol and the Finger user information protocol are simple network protocols for the exchange of human-oriented ...
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What are the details you get with finger command?
Finger command is a user information lookup command which gives details of all the users logged in. This tool is generally used by system administrators. It provides details like login name, user name, idle time, login time, and in some cases their email address even.
Where did the finger command come from?
The finger program was written in 1971 by Les Earnest who created the program to solve the need of users who wanted information on other users of the network. Information on who is logged in was useful to check the availability of a person to meet.
What is finger in cyber security?
A fingerprint in cybersecurity is a grouping of information that can be used to detect software, network protocols, operating systems, or hardware devices on the network.
What is the finger command in computer networks?
The finger command may also be used to look up users on a remote system. The format is to specify the user as User@Host. If you omit the user name, the finger command provides the standard format listing on the remote system.