sslh
Tool and Usage
Project details
- License
- GPLv2
- Programming language
- C
- Author
- Yves Rutschle
- Latest release
- 1.21
- Latest release date
Project health
Why this tool?
A typical use case for multiplexing is to allow serving several services on one port. Port 443 is commonly used, as that is typically opened on firewalls to allow HTTPS traffic. By multiplexing it, you can also use SSH or other services on the same port.
Usage and audience
sslh is commonly used for bypassing firewall rules or protocol multiplexing. Target users for this tool are general public and system administrators.
Installation
Supported operating systems
Sslh is known to work on FreeBSD and Linux.
sslh alternatives
Similar tools to sslh:
sshttp
The sshttp tool helps with protocol multiplexing. This way multiple protocols, like HTTP and SSH, can be used on a single TCP port. This can be useful to bypass strict firewall rules.
Cowrie
Cowrie is a honeypot to emulate SSH and telnet services. It can be used to learn attack methods and as an additional layer for security monitoring.
Dockpot
Dockpot uses Docker containers and HonSSH to create on-demand SSH honeypots. It forwards traffic for analysis and learning about attack patterns.
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Categories
This tool is categorized as a protocol multiplexer.