From 3a1d0048f9d28a6a12ba98928cc46c881e111316 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christopher Wellons Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2019 08:26:42 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Tweak README --- README.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 816cc77..5b1ebca 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ # Endlessh: an SSH tarpit -Endlessh is an SSH tarpit that *very* slowly sends a randomized SSH -banner. It keeps clients locked up for hours or even days at at time. -The idea is that you put your real SSH server on another port and let -the script kiddies themselves stuck in this tarpit instead of bothering -real server. +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 at +time. The purpose is to put your real SSH server on another port and +then let the script kiddies get themselves stuck in this tarpit instead +of bothering a real server. -Since the tarpit is in the banner before any cryptographic exchange +Since the tarpit is the banner, before any cryptographic exchange occurs, this program doesn't depend on any cryptographic libraries. It's a simple, single-threaded, standalone C program. It uses `poll()` to trap multiple clients at a time.