diff --git a/src/server/pva/server.h b/src/server/pva/server.h
index 3bd2196..0ac6724 100644
--- a/src/server/pva/server.h
+++ b/src/server/pva/server.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace epics{namespace pvAccess{
 class ChannelProvider;
 class Channel;
 class ChannelRequester;
+struct PeerInfo; // see pv/security.h
 }} // epics::pvAccess
 
 //! See @ref pvas API
@@ -168,7 +169,10 @@ public:
         friend struct Impl;
         bool isclaimed;
         std::string cname;
-        Search(const std::string& name) :isclaimed(false),cname(name) {}
+        const ::epics::pvAccess::PeerInfo* peerinfo;
+        Search(const std::string& name, const ::epics::pvAccess::PeerInfo* peer)
+            :isclaimed(false),cname(name),peerinfo(peer)
+        {}
     public:
         //! The name being queried
         const std::string& name() const { return cname; }
@@ -176,6 +180,10 @@ public:
         bool claimed() const { return isclaimed; }
         //! Has been claimed()
         void claim() { isclaimed = true; }
+        //! Information about peer making search request.
+        //! May be NULL if not information is available.
+        //! @since >7.1.0
+        const ::epics::pvAccess::PeerInfo* peer() const { return peerinfo; }
     };
     typedef std::vector<Search> search_type;
 
diff --git a/src/server/pva/sharedstate.h b/src/server/pva/sharedstate.h
index aadc245..c6be107 100644
--- a/src/server/pva/sharedstate.h
+++ b/src/server/pva/sharedstate.h
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ public:
     //! The name of the channel through which this request was made (eg. for logging purposes).
     std::string channelName() const;
 
+    //! Information about peer transport and authentication.
+    //! @returns May be NULL if no information is available
+    const epics::pvAccess::PeerInfo* peer() const;
+
     void complete(); //!< shorthand for successful completion w/o data (Put or RPC with void return)
     //! Complete with success or error w/o data.
     void complete(const epics::pvData::Status& sts);
diff --git a/src/server/server.cpp b/src/server/server.cpp
index 7e64650..f9ff685 100644
--- a/src/server/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server/server.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include "pva/server.h"
 #include "pv/pvAccess.h"
+#include "pv/security.h"
 #include "pv/reftrack.h"
 
 namespace pvd = epics::pvData;
@@ -216,8 +217,9 @@ struct DynamicProvider::Impl : public pva::ChannelProvider
     {
         bool found = false;
         {
+            pva::PeerInfo::const_shared_pointer info(requester->getPeerInfo());
             search_type search;
-            search.push_back(DynamicProvider::Search(name));
+            search.push_back(DynamicProvider::Search(name, info ? info.get() : 0));
 
             handler->hasChannels(search);
 
diff --git a/src/server/sharedstate_channel.cpp b/src/server/sharedstate_channel.cpp
index a972064..c76ba32 100644
--- a/src/server/sharedstate_channel.cpp
+++ b/src/server/sharedstate_channel.cpp
@@ -300,6 +300,11 @@ std::string Operation::channelName() const
     return ret;
 }
 
+const pva::PeerInfo* Operation::peer() const
+{
+    return impl->info ? impl->info.get() : 0;
+}
+
 void Operation::complete()
 {
     impl->complete(pvd::Status(), 0);
diff --git a/src/server/sharedstate_put.cpp b/src/server/sharedstate_put.cpp
index 04d0cbc..b4117a0 100644
--- a/src/server/sharedstate_put.cpp
+++ b/src/server/sharedstate_put.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ struct PutOP : public pvas::Operation::Impl
           const pvd::BitSet& changed)
         :Impl(pvRequest, value, changed)
         ,op(op)
-    {}
+    {
+        pva::ChannelRequester::shared_pointer req(op->channel->getChannelRequester());
+        if(req)
+            info = req->getPeerInfo();
+    }
     virtual ~PutOP() {}
 
     virtual pva::Channel::shared_pointer getChannel() OVERRIDE FINAL
diff --git a/src/server/sharedstate_rpc.cpp b/src/server/sharedstate_rpc.cpp
index 4a8eca5..0d584d0 100644
--- a/src/server/sharedstate_rpc.cpp
+++ b/src/server/sharedstate_rpc.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ struct RPCOP : public pvas::Operation::Impl
           const pvd::PVStructure::const_shared_pointer& value)
         :Impl(pvRequest, value, pvd::BitSet().set(0))
         ,op(op)
-    {}
+    {
+        pva::ChannelRequester::shared_pointer req(op->channel->getChannelRequester());
+        if(req)
+            info = req->getPeerInfo();
+    }
     virtual ~RPCOP() {}
 
     virtual pva::Channel::shared_pointer getChannel() OVERRIDE FINAL
diff --git a/src/server/sharedstateimpl.h b/src/server/sharedstateimpl.h
index ed67724..853c8d9 100644
--- a/src/server/sharedstateimpl.h
+++ b/src/server/sharedstateimpl.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "pva/sharedstate.h"
 #include <pv/pvAccess.h>
+#include <pv/security.h>
 #include <pv/reftrack.h>
 
 #define FOR_EACH(TYPE, IT, END, OBJ) for(TYPE IT((OBJ).begin()), END((OBJ).end()); IT != END; ++IT)
@@ -135,6 +136,8 @@ struct Operation::Impl
 
     const pvd::PVStructure::const_shared_pointer pvRequest, value;
     const pvd::BitSet changed;
+    //! const after sub-class ctor
+    pva::PeerInfo::const_shared_pointer info;
 
     bool done;
     int debugLvl;