1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/network/http/handler.rb b/lib/puppet/network/http/handler.rb
index c6d34fe43..679bb8dcd 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/network/http/handler.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/network/http/handler.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ end
 require 'puppet/network/http/api/v1'
 require 'puppet/network/rest_authorization'
 require 'puppet/network/rights'
+require 'resolv'
 
 module Puppet::Network::HTTP::Handler
     include Puppet::Network::HTTP::API::V1
@@ -125,6 +126,17 @@ module Puppet::Network::HTTP::Handler
         set_response(response, result.to_yaml)
     end
 
+    # resolve node name from peer's ip address
+    # this is used when the request is unauthenticated
+    def resolve_node(result)
+        begin
+            return Resolv.getname(result[:ip])
+        rescue => detail
+            Puppet.err "Could not resolve %s: %s" % [result[:ip], detail]
+        end
+        return result[:ip]
+    end
+
   private
 
     # LAK:NOTE This has to be here for testing; it's a stub-point so