vstt (very strange tunneling tool)

(c) 2006-2025 by Steffen 'cdp_xe' Wendzel, www.wendzel.de.

DISCLAIMER

This tool is for legal purposes only! Read the LICENSE file for license details.

I wrote this tool as a second semester undergraduate student in 2006. Expect no amazing code or tool.

INTRODUCTION

vstt is a multi-protocol tunneling tool for some free unix-like operating systems. it can tunnel TCP connections through different network protocols, including ICMP and POP3.

HOW TO COMPILE

Run the following command:

• Linux, *BSD, MacOS: make
• Solaris: make solaris

HOW TO INSTALL

Run make install.

DOCUMENTATION

You can find the documentation in the doc/ subdirectory (LaTeX and PDF format).

Publications

• Our summary on covert channel hiding techniques:
  • S. Wendzel, S. Zander, B. Fechner, C. Herdin: Pattern-based survey and categorization of network covert channel techniques, ACM Computing Survey (CSUR), Vol. 47(3), ACM, 2015.
• My comprehensive introduction to network covert channels:
  • my university-level open online class on network information hiding.