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About: Secure Back Door (SBD) is a tool that provides ultra-secure and minimal access to a computer, which allows you to run a single command based on a one time key. It is good if you don't want to have an SSH server running all the time, and only want to start it when needed. Because it is written in only a few lines of code, it is hoped that it will be less susceptible to security exploits than a program like SSH.... read more

The new version of SBD is out! It now uses a different protocol then before. The new protocol is based on a one time pad(OTP) with HMAC-SHA1, instead of just OTP like the original protocol. The original protocol is still being developed in CVS, but the new protocol will be in all releases for now.

SBD is an alternative to running SSH in the background, it is meant as a minimalistic secure protocol based on a one-time key pad.

This release includes a file named PROTOCOL which details the SBD protocol. This version also adds server to client authentication, which helps reduce the probabiltiy of an attacker being able to use IP spoofing.

SBD is a way of leaving ultra-secure minimal access to a computer, which allows you to run a single command based on a one time key. It is good if you don't want to have an ssh server running all the time, but only want to start it when needed.

This is the first release of SBD. It is intended only for testing purposes, and it is not yet meant for production environmens. Therefore, the server does execute any incoming commands, but instead prints out what command it would execute.

The algorithm for SBD is currently being reworked, due to the fact of many problems found within the other one.

The new algorithm does a better job of hiding the key within itself, as well as hiding the command that is executed.

The algorithm should be implemented within a few weeks. At which time the details of the API will be released, along with the first version of SBD!

If anyone wants to help test out the release before its official release, please email me!

Secure Back Door has just been registered in sourceforge, and will be available in a few weeks. I just need to polish some code up and create a make-shift website. Please come back for the beta release!