def METHOD_NAME(entry: str) -> bool:
  """
  Checks if a string is a valid format for being a connection identifier.
  Currently, this is just an alias to :func:`~stem.util.tor_tools.is_valid_circuit_id`.
  :param entry: string to check
  :returns: **True** if the string could be a connection id, **False** otherwise
  """
  return is_valid_circuit_id(entry)