def METHOD_NAME(self,
             hints  # Information used for doing identification
             ):
    """Given a set of hints, evaluate this identifier and return True if
    an identification is made.
    """
    self.__populate_cidrs__()
    if self.length == 0:
        return self.fail_state
    try:
        ip = hints['requester']
    except KeyError:
        return False
    try:
        prefix = self.cidrs.search_best(ip)
    except ValueError:
        raise ValueError("Invalid IP '%s'" % ip)
    if prefix is None:
        return False
    return self.exclusions.search_best(ip) is None