diff --git a/nse_main.lua b/nse_main.lua
index a14696810..c6438b836 100644
--- a/nse_main.lua
+++ b/nse_main.lua
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ do
         co = co,
         env = env,
         identifier = tostring(co),
-        info = format("'%s' (%s)", self.short_basename, tostring(co));
+        info = format("'%s' M:%s", self.id, match(tostring(co), "0x(.*)") , -1);
         parent = nil, -- placeholder
         script = self,
         type = script_type,
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ do
       args = {n = select("#", ...), ...},
       close_handlers = {},
       co = co,
-      info = format("'%s' worker (%s)", self.short_basename, tostring(co));
+      info = format("'%s' W:%s", self.id, match(tostring(co), "0x(.*)") , -1);
       parent = self,
       worker = true,
     };
@@ -905,6 +905,20 @@ local function run (threads_iter, hosts)
   rawset(stdnse, "base", function ()
     return current and current.co;
   end);
+  rawset(stdnse, "gettid", function ()
+    return current and current.identifier;
+  end);
+  rawset(stdnse, "getid", function ()
+    return current and current.id;
+  end);
+  rawset(stdnse, "gethostport", function ()
+    if current then
+        return current.host, current.port;
+    end
+  end);
+  rawset(stdnse, "isworker", function ()
+    return current and current.worker;
+  end);
 
   while threads_iter and num_threads < CONCURRENCY_LIMIT do
     local thread = threads_iter()
@@ -1344,6 +1358,10 @@ local function main (hosts, scantype)
   -- These functions do not exist until we are executing action functions.
   rawset(stdnse, "new_thread", nil)
   rawset(stdnse, "base", nil)
+  rawset(stdnse, "gettid", nil)
+  rawset(stdnse, "getid", nil)
+  rawset(stdnse, "gethostport", nil)
+  rawset(stdnse, "isworker", nil)
 
   for runlevel, scripts in ipairs(runlevels) do
     -- This iterator is passed to the run function. It returns one new script
diff --git a/nselib/stdnse.lua b/nselib/stdnse.lua
index 7e085d626..4ad0e9378 100644
--- a/nselib/stdnse.lua
+++ b/nselib/stdnse.lua
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ local max = math.max
 
 local format = string.format;
 local rep = string.rep
+local match = string.match
 
 local concat = table.concat;
 local insert = table.insert;
@@ -61,14 +62,72 @@ _ENV.sleep = nmap.socket.sleep;
 -- Prints a formatted debug message if the current debugging level is greater
 -- than or equal to a given level.
 --
--- This is a convenience wrapper around
--- <code>nmap.log_write</code>. The first optional numeric
--- argument, <code>level</code>, is used as the debugging level necessary
--- to print the message (it defaults to 1 if omitted). All remaining arguments
--- are processed with Lua's <code>string.format</code> function.
+-- This is a convenience wrapper around <code>nmap.log_write</code>. The first
+-- optional numeric argument, <code>level</code>, is used as the debugging level
+-- necessary to print the message (it defaults to 1 if omitted). All remaining
+-- arguments are processed with Lua's <code>string.format</code> function.
+--
+-- If known, the output includes some context based information: the script
+-- identifier and the target ip/port (if there is one). If the debug level is 
+-- at least 2, it also prints the base thread identifier and whether it is a
+-- worker thread or the master thread.
+--
 -- @param level Optional debugging level.
 -- @param fmt Format string.
 -- @param ... Arguments to format.
+function debug (level, fmt, ...)
+  local current = nmap.debugging()
+  local prefix = "["
+  local id = getid()
+  if id then
+    prefix = prefix .. id
+  end
+  local host, port = gethostport()
+  if host and host.ip then
+    prefix = prefix .. " " .. host.ip
+  end
+  if port and port.number then
+    prefix = prefix .. ":" .. port.number
+  end
+  local tid = gettid()
+  local tid = match(tostring(tid), "0x(.*)") 
+  local worker = isworker()
+  if current >= 2 and tid then
+    if worker then
+        prefix = prefix .. " W:" .. tid
+    else
+        prefix = prefix .. " M:" .. tid
+    end
+  end
+  prefix = prefix .. "] "
+  if type(level) == "number" then
+    if level <= current then
+      if prefix ~= "[] " then 
+        nmap.log_write("stdout", prefix..format(fmt, ...))
+      else
+        nmap.log_write("stdout", format(fmt, ...))
+      end
+    end
+  elseif 1 <= current then
+    -- level is fmt and fmt is first argument
+    if prefix ~= "[] " then
+      nmap.log_write("stdout", prefix..format(level, fmt, ...))
+    else
+      nmap.log_write("stdout", format(level, fmt, ...))
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+--Aliases for particular debug levels
+function debug1 (...) return stdnse.debug(1, ...) end
+function debug2 (...) return stdnse.debug(2, ...) end
+function debug3 (...) return stdnse.debug(3, ...) end
+function debug3 (...) return stdnse.debug(4, ...) end
+function debug5 (...) return stdnse.debug(5, ...) end
+
+---
+-- Deprecated version of debug(), kept for now to prevent the script id from being 
+-- printed twice. Scripts should use debug() and not pass SCRIPT_NAME
 print_debug = function(level, fmt, ...)
   local l, d = tonumber(level), nmap.debugging();
   if l and l <= d then
@@ -77,19 +136,68 @@ print_debug = function(level, fmt, ...)
     nmap.log_write("stdout", format(level, fmt, ...));
   end
 end
-
+ 
 ---
 -- Prints a formatted verbosity message if the current verbosity level is greater
 -- than or equal to a given level.
+-- 
+-- This is a convenience wrapper around <code>nmap.log_write</code>. The first
+-- optional numeric argument, <code>level</code>, is used as the verbosity level
+-- necessary to print the message (it defaults to 1 if omitted). All remaining
+-- arguments are processed with Lua's <code>string.format</code> function.
+--
+-- If known, the output includes some context based information: the script
+-- identifier. If the verbosity level is at least 2, it also prints the target
+-- ip/port (if there is one)
 --
--- This is a convenience wrapper around
--- <code>nmap.log_write</code>. The first optional numeric
--- argument, <code>level</code>, is used as the verbosity level necessary
--- to print the message (it defaults to 1 if omitted). All remaining arguments
--- are processed with Lua's <code>string.format</code> function.
 -- @param level Optional verbosity level.
 -- @param fmt Format string.
 -- @param ... Arguments to format.
+function verbose (level, fmt, ...)
+  local current = nmap.verbosity()
+  local prefix = "["
+  local id = getid()
+  if id then
+    prefix = prefix .. id
+  end
+  if current >= 2 then
+      local host, port = gethostport()
+      if host and host.ip then
+        prefix = prefix .. " " .. host.ip
+      end
+      if port and port.number then
+        prefix = prefix .. ":" .. port.number
+      end
+  end
+  prefix = prefix .. "] "
+  if type(level) == "number" then
+    if level <= current then
+      if prefix ~= "[] " then
+        nmap.log_write("stdout", prefix..format(fmt, ...))
+      else
+        nmap.log_write("stdout", format(fmt, ...))
+      end
+    end
+  elseif 1 <= current then
+    -- level is fmt and fmt is first argument
+    if prefix ~= "[] " then
+      nmap.log_write("stdout", prefix..format(level, fmt, ...))
+    else
+      nmap.log_write("stdout", format(level, fmt, ...))
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+--Aliases for particular verbosity levels
+function verbose1 (...) return stdnse.verbose(1, ...) end
+function verbose2 (...) return stdnse.verbose(2, ...) end
+function verbose3 (...) return stdnse.verbose(3, ...) end
+function verbose4 (...) return stdnse.verbose(4, ...) end
+function verbose5 (...) return stdnse.verbose(5, ...) end
+
+---
+-- Deprecated version of verbose(), kept for now to prevent the script id from being 
+-- printed twice. Scripts should use verbose() and not pass SCRIPT_NAME
 print_verbose = function(level, fmt, ...)
   local l, d = tonumber(level), nmap.verbosity();
   if l and l <= d then
@@ -99,7 +207,6 @@ print_verbose = function(level, fmt, ...)
   end
 end
 
-
 --- Join a list of strings with a separator string.
 --
 -- This is Lua's <code>table.concat</code> function with the parameters
diff --git a/scripts/http-default-accounts.nse b/scripts/http-default-accounts.nse
index 07108c79f..be47c328b 100644
--- a/scripts/http-default-accounts.nse
+++ b/scripts/http-default-accounts.nse
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ local function load_fingerprints(filename, cat)
 
   -- Check if fingerprints are cached
   if(nmap.registry.http_default_accounts_fingerprints ~= nil) then
-    stdnse.print_debug(1, "%s: Loading cached fingerprints", SCRIPT_NAME)
+    stdnse.debug(1, "Loading cached fingerprints")
     return nmap.registry.http_default_accounts_fingerprints
   end
 
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ local function load_fingerprints(filename, cat)
   end
 
   -- Load the file
-  stdnse.print_debug(1, "%s: Loading fingerprints: %s", SCRIPT_NAME, filename_full)
+  stdnse.debug(1, "Loading fingerprints: %s", filename_full)
   local env = setmetatable({fingerprints = {}}, {__index = _G});
   file = loadfile(filename_full, "t", env)
   if( not(file) ) then
-    stdnse.print_debug(1, "%s: Couldn't load the file: %s", SCRIPT_NAME, filename_full)
+    stdnse.debug(1, "Couldn't load the file: %s", filename_full)
     return false, "Couldn't load fingerprint file: " .. filename_full
   end
   file()
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ action = function(host, port)
   -- Identify servers that answer 200 to invalid HTTP requests and exit as these would invalidate the tests
   local _, http_status, _ = http.identify_404(host,port)
   if ( http_status == 200 ) then
-    stdnse.print_debug(1, "%s: Exiting due to ambiguous response from web server on %s:%s. All URIs return status 200.", SCRIPT_NAME, host.ip, port.number)
+    stdnse.debug(1, "Exiting due to ambiguous response from web server on %s:%s. All URIs return status 200.", host.ip, port.number)
     return nil
   end
 
@@ -247,14 +247,14 @@ action = function(host, port)
   if(not(status)) then
     return stdnse.format_output(false, fingerprints)
   end
-  stdnse.print_debug(1, "%s: %d fingerprints were loaded", SCRIPT_NAME, #fingerprints)
+  stdnse.debug(1, "%d fingerprints were loaded", #fingerprints)
 
   --Format basepath: Removes or adds slashs
   basepath = format_basepath(basepath)
 
   -- Add requests to the http pipeline
   requests = {}
-  stdnse.print_debug(1, "%s: Trying known locations under path '%s' (change with '%s.basepath' argument)", SCRIPT_NAME, basepath, SCRIPT_NAME)
+  stdnse.debug(1, "Trying known locations under path '%s' (change with '%s.basepath' argument)", basepath, SCRIPT_NAME)
   for i = 1, #fingerprints, 1 do
     for j = 1, #fingerprints[i].paths, 1 do
       requests = http.pipeline_add(basepath .. fingerprints[i].paths[j].path, nil, requests, 'GET')
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ action = function(host, port)
 
   for i, fingerprint in ipairs(fingerprints) do
     local credentials_found = false
-    stdnse.print_debug(1, "%s: Processing %s", SCRIPT_NAME, fingerprint.name)
+    stdnse.debug(1, "Processing %s", fingerprint.name)
     for _, probe in ipairs(fingerprint.paths) do
 
       if (results[j] and not(credentials_found)) then
@@ -289,12 +289,12 @@ action = function(host, port)
           or fingerprint.target_check(host, port, path, results[j]))
         then
           for _, login_combo in ipairs(fingerprint.login_combos) do
-            stdnse.print_debug(2, "%s: Trying login combo -> %s:%s", SCRIPT_NAME, login_combo["username"], login_combo["password"])
+            stdnse.debug(2, "Trying login combo -> %s:%s", login_combo["username"], login_combo["password"])
             --Check default credentials
             if( fingerprint.login_check(host, port, path, login_combo["username"], login_combo["password"]) ) then
 
               --Valid credentials found
-              stdnse.print_debug(1, "%s:[%s] valid default credentials found.", SCRIPT_NAME, fingerprint.name)
+              stdnse.debug(1, "[%s] valid default credentials found.", fingerprint.name)
               output_lns[#output_lns + 1] = string.format("[%s] credentials found -> %s:%s Path:%s",
                                           fingerprint.name, login_combo["username"], login_combo["password"], path)
               -- Add to http credentials table