Netcat for onion router

Netcat-like tool for tor network

Features

• Autodetect SOCKS port by control socket in client mode
• Creates ephemeral hidden service in listen mode

Requirements

• Tor daemon with control socket enabled (tcp/unix)

Usage

# Create ephemeral hidden service and wait for incoming connections
$ torcat -v -l 9999
(stderr) iwwcfmu5ncqwnncw.onion
(stderr) [Waiting]

# Connect to hidden service, send "Hello world!" and close connection
$ torcat -v iwwcfmu5ncqwnncw.onion 9999
(stderr) [Connected]
(stdin)  Hello world!
^C

Notes

• Set cookie in environment variable TORCAT_COOKIE if tor daemon requires authentication