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# Endlessh: an SSH tarpit
Endlessh is an SSH tarpit that *very* slowly sends an endless, random
SSH banner. It keeps SSH clients locked up for hours or even days at a
time. The purpose is to put your real SSH server on another port and
then let the script kiddies get stuck in this tarpit instead of
Endlessh is an SSH tarpit [that *very* slowly sends an endless, random
SSH banner][np]. It keeps SSH clients locked up for hours or even days
at a time. The purpose is to put your real SSH server on another port
and then let the script kiddies get stuck in this tarpit instead of
bothering a real server.
Since the tarpit is in the banner before any cryptographic exchange
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a simple, single-threaded, standalone C program. It uses `poll()` to
trap multiple clients at a time.
## Usage
Usage information is printed with `-h`.
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will need to link against librt:
make LDLIBS=-lrt
[np]: https://nullprogram.com/blog/2019/03/22/