port knocking

noun

Definitions

  1. A means of securing ports on a firewall by requiring the host to attempt to connect to a…

    A means of securing ports on a firewall by requiring the host to attempt to connect to a prespecified sequence of closed ports before being allowed access to the desired port.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for port knocking. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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