cryptcat

Cryptcat is netcat with encryption capabilities.

• [l]isten on a specified [p]ort and print any data received:

cryptcat -k {password} -l -p {port}

• Connect to a certain port:

cryptcat -k {password} {ip_address} {port}

• Set a timeout [w]:

cryptcat -k {password} -w {timeout_in_seconds} {ip_address} {port}

• Scan [z] the open ports of a specified host:

cryptcat -v -z {ip_address} {port}

• Act as proxy and forward data from a local TCP port to the given remote host:

cryptcat -k {password} -l -p {local_port} | cryptcat -k {password} {hostname} {remote_port}

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