Xinetd

xinetd
Developer(s)Rob Braun
Final release
2.3.15 / 9 May 2012; 12 years ago (2012-05-09)
Repositorygithub.com/xinetd-org/xinetd
Written inC, Shell[1]
Operating systemUnix-like
TypeDaemon
LicenseOpen-source[2]
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20051227095035/http://www.xinetd.org:80/[dead link]

In computer networking, xinetd (Extended Internet Service Daemon) is an open-source super-server daemon which runs on many Unix-like systems, and manages Internet-based connectivity.[3]

It offers a more secure alternative to the older inetd ("the Internet daemon"), which most modern Linux distributions have deprecated.[4]

  1. ^ "xinetd-org/xinetd". GitHub. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ^ "COPYRIGHT". GitHub. 2003-02-19. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  3. ^ Wells, Nicholas (2000). "4: Using Simple Network Services". Guide to Linux Installation and Administration. Vol. 1. Boston, Massachusetts: Cengage Learning EMEA. p. 167. ISBN 9780619000974. Retrieved 2017-07-03. [...] the superserver (also called a metaserver) [...] listens on multiple network ports and starts the appropriate service when a client connection arrives for that port. The most widely used superserver program is called inetd, for Internet daemon. Another superserver that is gaining in popularity is xinetd, for extended Internet daemon [...].
  4. ^ Smith, Roderick W. (2001). "Networking". Linux Study Guide. Sybex Press. p. 365. ISBN 0-7821-2939-0.