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icebraining on Aug 12, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why you don't steal from a hacker.

That's why I have a two line shell script that creates an SSH tunnel to my server if I put a file called 'reversessh' on my webserver.

I mean, basically doing what Prey does, but without relying on a third-party service and having much more control over the machine.

LogicX on Aug 13, 2011 | [–]

See also AutoSSH: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Autossh

"Autossh is a program to start a copy of SSH and monitor it, restarting it as necessary should it die or stop passing traffic."

blhack on Aug 12, 2011 | | [–]

Now that's hack-zore :).

aw3c2 on Aug 12, 2011 | [–]

Would you share that script?

icebraining on Aug 12, 2011 | [–]

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2878415

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