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| author |   B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com> | 2022-03-13 18:06:19 -0400 |
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| committer | B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com> | 2022-03-13 18:06:19 -0400 |
| commit | 53e1f941d5ed273f1cab72366c7e7fcd06633697 (patch) | |
| tree | 04a85b1c2b8f7e0db028cf1e7557c0060cdbfe10 /network/knock | |
| parent | e68e5889fe54bb35253b009e810044ff617b72f4 (diff) | |
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network/knock: Wrap README at 72 columns.
Signed-off-by: B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/network/knock/README b/network/knock/README index 1af140baea..c439f9ced4 100644 --- a/network/knock/README +++ b/network/knock/README @@ -1,10 +1,9 @@ -Knockd and knock are a port-knock server and client, respectively. Knockd -listens to all traffic on an ethernet (or PPP) interface, looking for -special "knock" sequences of port-hits. A client makes these port-hits -by sending a TCP (or UDP) packet to a port on the server. This port -need not be open -- since knockd listens at the link-layer level, it -sees all traffic even if it's destined for a closed port. When the -server detects a specific sequence of port-hits, it runs a command -defined in its configuration file. This can be used to open up holes in -a firewall for quick access. - +Knockd and knock are a port-knock server and client, +respectively. Knockd listens to all traffic on an ethernet (or PPP) +interface, looking for special "knock" sequences of port-hits. A +client makes these port-hits by sending a TCP (or UDP) packet to a +port on the server. This port need not be open -- since knockd listens +at the link-layer level, it sees all traffic even if it's destined +for a closed port. When the server detects a specific sequence of +port-hits, it runs a command defined in its configuration file. This +can be used to open up holes in a firewall for quick access. |