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A. IF-MAP is a standard client/server protocol for accessing a Metadata Access Point (i.e. IF-MAP server). The IF-MAP server has a database for storing information about network security events and objects (users, devices, etc.). The IF-MAP protocol defines a powerful publish/subscribe/search mechanism and an extensible set of identifiers, and data types.
