One Aging Geek

Monday, June 21, 2004

bOING bOING: Tunneling ssh over DNS

Dan Kaminski, the Jedi master of packet-level hacking, has figured out how to tunnel ssh over DNS, a stupendously weird and cool feat. Ever been at an airport or coffee shop with WiFi that redirects you over and over again to the same captive portal page no matter what you do? With Kaminsky's tool, you could circumvent any captive portal that allows DNS to slip through. Here's the presentation he gave at the LayerOne conference in Los Angeles. 480k Powerpoint Link (via Oblomovka) [Boing Boing]