diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/AaaManager.java b/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/AaaManager.java
index 56c3912..02b5105 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/AaaManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/AaaManager.java
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@
                 if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
                     log.trace("Sending ATTR_IDENTITY packet to RADIUS for supplicant at dev/port: " +
                                       "{}/{} with MacAddress {} and Identifier {}", deviceId, portNumber,
-                              srcMac, radiusIdentifier.identifier() & 0xff);
+                              srcMac, radiusIdentifier.getReadableIdentifier());
                 }
 
                 sendRadiusPacket(radiusPayload, inPacket);
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@
                     if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
                         log.trace("Sending ATTR_MD5 packet to RADIUS for supplicant at dev/port: {}/{}" +
                                           " with MacAddress {} and Identifier {}", deviceId, portNumber, srcMac,
-                                  radiusIdentifier.identifier() & 0xff);
+                                  radiusIdentifier.getReadableIdentifier());
                     }
                     sendRadiusPacket(radiusPayload, inPacket);
                     stateMachine.setWaitingForRadiusResponse(true);
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@
             if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
                 log.trace("Sending ATTR_TLS packet to RADIUS for supplicant at dev/port: {}/{} with " +
                                   "MacAddress {} and Identifier {}", deviceId, portNumber, srcMac,
-                          radiusIdentifier.identifier() & 0xff);
+                          radiusIdentifier.getReadableIdentifier());
             }
             sendRadiusPacket(radiusPayload, inPacket);
             stateMachine.setWaitingForRadiusResponse(true);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/IdentifierManager.java b/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/IdentifierManager.java
index 6b4bffb..911f577 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/IdentifierManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/IdentifierManager.java
@@ -137,23 +137,23 @@
      */
     public synchronized void releaseIdentifier(RequestIdentifier id) {
         if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
-            log.trace("Releasing identifier {}", id.identifier() & 0xff);
+            log.trace("Releasing identifier {}", id.getReadableIdentifier());
         }
 
         Pair<String, Long> session = idToSession.remove(id);
         if (session == null) {
             if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
-                log.trace("Unable to released identifier {} for session null", id.identifier() & 0xff);
+                log.trace("Unable to released identifier {} for session null", id.getReadableIdentifier());
             }
             // this id wasn't mapped to a session so is still free
             return;
         }
 
         // add id number back to set of free ids
-        freeIdNumbers.add(id.identifier() & 0xff);
+        freeIdNumbers.add(id.getReadableIdentifier());
 
         if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
-            log.trace("Released identifier {} for session {}", id.identifier() & 0xff, session.getKey());
+            log.trace("Released identifier {} for session {}", id.getReadableIdentifier(), session.getKey());
         }
     }
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
             if (diff >= timeout) {
                 if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
                     log.trace("Identifier {} for session {} has exceeded timeout {}, releasing",
-                            id.identifier() & 0xff, info.getKey(), timeout);
+                            id.getReadableIdentifier(), info.getKey(), timeout);
                 }
                 releaseIdentifier(id);
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/RequestIdentifier.java b/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/RequestIdentifier.java
index 564c45a..18b73e3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/RequestIdentifier.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/RequestIdentifier.java
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Get the identifier in a readable format.
+     *
+     * @return identifier
+     */
+    public int getReadableIdentifier() {
+        return this.identifier & 0xff;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Creates a new request identifier.
      *
      * @param identifier id number
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/IdentifierManagerTest.java b/app/src/test/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/IdentifierManagerTest.java
index afc5ec2..668ac0f 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/IdentifierManagerTest.java
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/opencord/aaa/impl/IdentifierManagerTest.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     public void testIdSequence() {
         for (int i = 1; i <= 300; i++) {
             RequestIdentifier id = idManager.getNewIdentifier(Integer.toString(i));
-            log.trace("Id: {}", id.identifier() & 0xff);
+            log.trace("Id: {}", id.getReadableIdentifier());
             assertNotEquals(id.identifier(), 0);
             assertNotEquals(id.identifier(), 1);
             idManager.releaseIdentifier(id);