socat
Swiss-army TCP/UNIX relay. Port forwards, TLS wrappers, and 'I need this socket over there' jobs that ncat is awkward at.
Tags: relay, tcp, unix
- Category
- pivot
- Maintenance signal
- maintained
Use this when: Authorized host. Relaying traffic is in scope only when the program says so.
Install
apt
sudo apt install socatbrew
brew install socatCommand templates
TCP forward
socat TCP-LISTEN:{lport},fork TCP:{host}:{rport}