wok annotate knock/description.txt @ rev 25393
updated util-linux packages (2.35.1 -> 2.38)
| author | Hans-G?nter Theisgen |
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| date | Mon Aug 01 16:38:43 2022 +0100 (2022-08-01) |
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| Hans-G?nter@24702 | 1 Knockd is a port-knock server. |
| Hans-G?nter@24702 | 2 It listens to all traffic on an ethernet (or PPP) interface, looking |
| Hans-G?nter@24702 | 3 for special "knock" sequences of port-hits. |
| Hans-G?nter@24702 | 4 A client makes these port-hits by sending a TCP (or UDP) packet to a |
| Hans-G?nter@24702 | 5 port on the server. This port need not be open -- since knockd listens |
| Hans-G?nter@24702 | 6 at the link-layer level, it sees all traffic even if it's destined for |
| Hans-G?nter@24702 | 7 a closed port. |
| Hans-G?nter@24702 | 8 When the server detects a specific sequence of port-hits, it runs a |
| Hans-G?nter@24702 | 9 command defined in its configuration file. This can be used to open up |
| Hans-G?nter@24702 | 10 holes in a firewall for quick access. |