Source: netkit-telnet Section: net Priority: standard Maintainer: Mats Erik Andersson Uploaders: Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta Standards-Version: 3.9.8 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 10~), libncurses-dev, cmake Package: telnet Architecture: any Depends: netbase, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends} Replaces: netstd Provides: telnet-client Description: basic telnet client The telnet command is used for interactive communication with another host using the TELNET protocol. . For the purpose of remote login, the present client executable should be depreciated in favour of an ssh-client, or in some cases with variants like telnet-ssl or Kerberized TELNET clients. The most important reason is that this implementation exchanges user name and password in clear text. . On the other hand, the present program does satisfy common use cases of network diagnostics, like protocol testing of SMTP services, so it can become handy enough. Package: telnetd Architecture: any Priority: optional Depends: adduser, openbsd-inetd | inet-superserver, passwd, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends} Replaces: netstd Provides: telnet-server Description: basic telnet server The in.telnetd program is a server which supports the DARPA telnet interactive communication protocol. . This legacy server should in general be abandoned in favour of a contemporary ssh-server, as this implementation only is able to process password and user name in clear text. Other variants, like telnetd-ssl and a selection of Kerberized TELNET servers, are able to improve on this by providing secure forms of authentication and encryption.