Daytime Protocol

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Daytime Protocol is a simple, text-based internet service defined in RFC 866 that returns the current date and time to clients connecting to a designated port.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf application layer protocol
internet protocol
authentication not supported
category time synchronization and reporting protocol
clientRole connects to port 13 and reads response
connectionClosure server closes connection after sending time string
connectionDirection client initiates connection to server
connectionModel client-server
dataFlow server-to-client only
defaultTCPPort 13
defaultUDPPort 13
definedInRFC RFC 866
designedFor testing and measurement of time services
encryption not supported
hasStandardPort 13
IANAServiceName daytime
interoperabilityRequirement clients must handle arbitrary human-readable time formats
introducedIn RFC 866 (1983)
isTextBased true
layer application layer
modernUsage rare
portAssignmentAuthority IANA NERFINISHED
protocolNumber RFC 866 NERFINISHED
relatedProtocol Network Time Protocol NERFINISHED
Time Protocol
reliabilityWithTCP reliable delivery of time string
reliabilityWithUDP unreliable, best-effort delivery
requiresClientRequestData false
responseFormat implementation-dependent human-readable date and time
returns current date and time
securityFeatures none
serverRole returns a human-readable date and time string
serviceType time reporting service
simplicity stateless, single-line response
standardBody IETF NERFINISHED
status historic
supersededBy Network Time Protocol NERFINISHED
more secure time synchronization mechanisms
supportsMultipleResponsesPerConnection false GENERATED
transportProtocol TCP NERFINISHED
UDP NERFINISHED
triggerForResponse successful connection to port 13
typicalImplementation simple daemon on TCP/UDP port 13
useCase diagnostic testing of network connectivity
simple time query
usesCharacterEncoding ASCII NERFINISHED

Referenced by (5)

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RFC 867 defines Daytime Protocol
RFC 866 describes Daytime Protocol
RFC 866 protocolName Daytime Protocol
RFC 866 title Daytime Protocol
RFC 867 title Daytime Protocol