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It would be an interesting way of streaming data if both sides used a custom decompression algorithm that skipped n bytes without allocating it anywhere. The p
by steego 9y ago
It would be an interesting way of streaming data if both sides used a custom decompression algorithm that skipped n bytes without allocating it anywhere.
The payload could be encrypted text of two chat bots talking jibberish.
- mirimir 9y agoNow that's very interesting. Maybe hack a custom ssh with this feature. Adversaries that intercepted data or attempted MitM would be inconvenienced. Edit: Or even more useful, bbcp. Which is the best file transfer app that I've ever used.
- danesparza 9y agoThis is similar to kippo or cowrie, SSH honeypots: https://github.com/desaster/kippo https://github.com/desaster/kippo https://github.com/micheloosterhof/cowrie https://github.com/micheloosterhof/cowrie
- mirimir 9y agoI meant more than a honeypot. But rather, a functional SSH app that messes with standard SSH apps and libraries.
- shabble 9y agoSounds a bit like a simplified "Chaffing and Winnowing"[1], where the chaff identification is pre-shared through your custom compression parameters. There was a HN story[2] on Chaffinch[2], which is where I came across teh idea. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaffing_and_winnowing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaffing_and_winnowing [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14408757 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14408757 [3] https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rnc1/Chaffinch.html#Chaffing https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rnc1/Chaffinch.html#Chaffing