Systat (protocol)

Systat or Active Users is a simple Internet protocol ostensibly useful for "debugging and measurement".[1] A connection to port 11, by either TCP or UDP, elicits a list of users currently logged into the system. Though it remains an official Internet protocol, its use is considered a security vulnerability.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Postel, J. (May 1983). Active Users. IETF. RFC 866. https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc866.
  2. ↑ "systat and netstat". eTutorials.
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