# balasys/dheater

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216 stars · 30 forks · Python · Apache-2.0

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/Balasys/dheater
- Homepage: https://dheatattack.com
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/balasys-dheater.md

## Description

D(HE)ater is a proof of concept implementation of the D(HE)at  attack (CVE-2002-20001) through which denial-of-service can be performed by enforcing the Diffie-Hellman key exchange. (read-only clone of the original GitLab project)

## Tags

### Part of an Awesome List

- [DDoS Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/security/ddos-tools.md) — Tool for enforcing Diffie-Hellman key exchange via forged messages.