code: def _create_skt(self):
          '''
          Create the authentication socket.
          '''
          log.debug('Creating the auth socket')
          if ':' in self.auth_address:
              self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET6, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
          else:
              self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
          try:
              self.socket.bind((self.auth_address, self.auth_port))
          except socket.error as msg:
              error_string = 'Unable to bind (auth) to port {} on {}: {}'.format(self.auth_port, self.auth_address, msg)
              log.error(error_string, exc_info=True)
              raise BindException(error_stringf _create_skt(self):
          '''
          Create the authentication socket.
          '''
          log.debug('Creating the auth socket')
          if ':' in self.auth_address:
              self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET6, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
          else:
              self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
          try:
              self.socket.bind((self.auth_address, self.auth_port))
          except socket.error as msg:
              error_string = 'Unable to bind (auth) to port {} on {}: {}'.format(self.auth_port, self.auth_address, msg)
              log.error(error_string, exc_info=True)
              raise BindException(error_string)
docs: Create the authentication socket.