cryptcat

Cryptcat is netcat with encryption capabilities. More information: <http://cryptcat.sourceforge.net>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/cryptcat.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install cryptcat
Ubuntu
apt-get install cryptcat
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install cryptcat
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install cryptcat
Raspbian
apt-get install cryptcat

Cryptcat is netcat with encryption capabilities. More information: <http://cryptcat.sourceforge.net>.

  • [l]isten on a specified [p]ort and print any data received:
    cryptcat -k password -l -p port
  • Connect to a certain port:
    cryptcat -k password ip_address port
  • Set a timeout [w]:
    cryptcat -k password -w timeout_in_seconds ip_address port
  • Scan [z] the open ports of a specified host:
    cryptcat -v -z ip_address port
  • Act as proxy and forward data from a local TCP port to the given remote host:
    cryptcat -k password -l -p local_port | cryptcat -k password hostname remote_port

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