DNScat Open source swiss-army knife tool to tunnel traffic through DNS servers
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Open source swiss-army knife tool to tunnel traffic through DNS servers DNScat (pronounced "D-N-S cat") provides a bi-directional communication through DNS servers, and in conjunction with PPP, can be used to set up a virtual private network (VPN).The idea of DNScat was started by NSTX, which performs IP tunnelling over DNS. The functions of the above programs are similar, although they differ in many design and implementation issues. DNScat is a small program, written in the spirit of Unix tools: small, command line, flexible, highly configurable and thus powerful. On the other hand, DNScat is written in Java and uses several open-source libraries, thanks to which DNScat has extremely small footprint and its source code is easy to understand.WARNING: Before using DNScat, please note that its use may be against the policy of your network. Please make sure with your network administrator, that installing DNScat does not violate them. You are authorized to use DNScat for educational purposes only. You take absolutely responsibility for any misuse of DNScat. Here are some key features of "DNScat": · penetration testing of networks behind firewalls · sending messages though firewalled networks · setting up a VPN though firewalled networks · learning how to detect covert channels through DNS servers Requirements: · Java 1.4 or later · Ant What's New in This Release: · Minor bug fixes

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