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The telnet protocol is a [[plaintext]] protocol originally developed to provide remote-access for system administrators. On port 23, the telnet service would listen, prompt the user for [[authentication credential]]s, and then drop them into [[bash]] or [[MS-DOS]]. | The telnet protocol is a [[plaintext]] protocol originally developed to provide remote-access for system administrators. On port 23, the telnet service would listen, prompt the user for [[authentication credential]]s, and then drop them into [[bash]] or [[MS-DOS]]. | ||
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Revision as of 07:45, 19 May 2012
Command-Line Application
The `telnet' command line application is a simple TCP client that creates connections and sends and receives data for plaintext protocols.
Protocol
The telnet protocol is a plaintext protocol originally developed to provide remote-access for system administrators. On port 23, the telnet service would listen, prompt the user for authentication credentials, and then drop them into bash or MS-DOS.
