pkgsrc-wip/iodine/DESCR
Michael-John Turner a0dd2c2461 Initial import:
iodine lets you tunnel IPv4 data through a DNS server. This can be usable in
different situations where internet access is firewalled, but DNS queries are
allowed.
2008-04-19 21:43:31 +00:00

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iodine lets you tunnel IPv4 data through a DNS server. This can be usable in
different situations where internet access is firewalled, but DNS queries are
allowed.
It runs on Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD and needs a TUN/TAP
device. The bandwidth is assymetrical with limited upstream and up to 1 Mbit/s
downstream.
Compared to other DNS tunnel implementations, iodine offers:
o Higher performance
iodine uses the NULL type that allows the downstream data to be sent
without encoding. Each DNS reply can contain nearly a kilobyte of payload
data.
o Portability
iodine runs on many different UNIX-like systems. Tunnels can be set up
between two hosts no matter their endianness or operating system.
o Security
iodine uses challenge-response login secured by MD5 hash. It also filters
out any packets not coming from the IP and port used when logging in.
o Less setup
iodine handles setting IP number on interfaces automatically, and up to 8
users can share one server at the same time.