diff --git a/include/aman/config/IdentifierFileFormat.h b/include/aman/config/IdentifierFileFormat.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b9f638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/aman/config/IdentifierFileFormat.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * @brief Defines the communication file format
+ * @file aman/config/CommunicationFileFormat.h
+ * @author Sven Czarnian <devel@svcz.de>
+ * @copyright Copyright 2021 Sven Czarnian
+ * @license This project is published under the GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <aman/config/FileFormat.h>
+#include <aman/types/Communication.h>
+
+namespace aman {
+    /**
+     * @brief Defines the parser of communication configurations
+     * @ingroup format
+     *
+     * All configuration entries need to be stored in 'AmanCommunication.txt'.
+     *
+     * The following entries of the configuration exist:
+     * <table>
+     *   <caption id="multi_row">Setting entries</caption>
+     *   <tr>
+     *     <th>Name</th><th>Description</th><th>Default value</th><th>Unit</th>
+     *   </tr>
+     *   <tr>
+     *     <td>UID</td>
+     *     <td>Defines the identifier to access the backend.</td>
+     *     <td></td><td></td>
+     *   </tr>
+     * </table>
+     */
+    class IdentifierFileFormat : public FileFormat {
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_IGNORE
+    public:
+        /**
+         * @brief Initializes the identifier file format
+         */
+        IdentifierFileFormat();
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Parses the set configuration file
+         * @param[in] filename The path to the configuration file
+         * @param[out] config The resulting configuration
+         * @return True if the configuration file was valid, else false
+         */
+        bool parse(const std::string& filename, Communication& config);
+#endif
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 86807c0..fdea3af 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ SET(SOURCE_FILES
 )
 SET(SOURCE_CONFIG_FILES
     config/FileFormat.cpp
+    config/IdentifierFileFormat.cpp
 )
 SET(SOURCE_FILES_RES
     ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ArrivalMANager.rc
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ SET(SOURCE_FILES_RES
 )
 SET(INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILES
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/aman/config/FileFormat.h
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/aman/config/IdentifierFileFormat.h
 )
 SET(INCLUDE_HELPER_FILES
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/aman/helper/String.h
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ IF(MSVC)
 ENDIF()
 
 SOURCE_GROUP("Source Files" FILES ${SOURCE_FILES})
+SOURCE_GROUP("Source Files\\config" FILES ${SOURCE_CONFIG_FILES})
 SOURCE_GROUP("Source Files\\res" FILES ${SOURCE_FILES_RES})
 SOURCE_GROUP("Header Files\\config" FILES ${INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILES})
 SOURCE_GROUP("Header Files\\helper" FILES ${INCLUDE_HELPER_FILES})
diff --git a/src/config/IdentifierFileFormat.cpp b/src/config/IdentifierFileFormat.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e5e36c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/IdentifierFileFormat.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Author:
+ *   Sven Czarnian <devel@svcz.de>
+ * Brief:
+ *   Implements the identifier file format
+ * Copyright:
+ *   2021 Sven Czarnian
+ * License:
+ *   GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)
+ */
+
+#include <fstream>
+
+#include <gsl/gsl>
+
+#include <aman/config/IdentifierFileFormat.h>
+#include <aman/helper/String.h>
+
+using namespace aman;
+
+IdentifierFileFormat::IdentifierFileFormat() :
+        FileFormat() { }
+
+bool IdentifierFileFormat::parse(const std::string& filename, Communication& config) {
+    config.valid = true;
+
+    std::ifstream stream(filename);
+    if (false == stream.is_open()) {
+        this->m_errorMessage = "Unable to open the configuration file: " + filename;
+        this->m_errorLine = 0;
+        config.valid = false;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    std::string line;
+    std::uint32_t lineOffset = 0;
+    while (std::getline(stream, line)) {
+        std::string value;
+
+        lineOffset += 1;
+
+        /* skip a new line */
+        if (0 == line.length())
+            continue;
+
+        /* trimm the line and check if a comment line is used */
+        std::string trimmed = String::trim(line);
+        if (0 == trimmed.find_first_of('#', 0))
+            continue;
+
+        auto entry = String::splitString(trimmed, "=");
+        if (2 > entry.size()) {
+            this->m_errorLine = lineOffset;
+            this->m_errorMessage = "Invalid configuration entry";
+            config.valid = false;
+            return false;
+        }
+        else if (2 < entry.size()) {
+            for (std::size_t idx = 1; idx < entry.size() - 1; ++idx)
+                value += gsl::at(entry, idx) + "=";
+            value += entry.back();
+        }
+        else {
+            value = gsl::at(entry, 1);
+        }
+
+        /* found an invalid line */
+        if (0 == value.length()) {
+            this->m_errorLine = lineOffset;
+            this->m_errorMessage = "Invalid entry";
+            config.valid = false;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if ("UID" == gsl::at(entry, 0)) {
+            config.identifier = gsl::at(entry, 1);
+        }
+        else {
+            this->m_errorLine = lineOffset;
+            this->m_errorMessage = "Unknown entry: " + gsl::at(entry, 0);
+            config.valid = false;
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (0 == lineOffset) {
+        this->m_errorLine = 0;
+        this->m_errorMessage = "No data found in " + filename;
+        config.valid = false;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}