Hacker News
new
|
past
|
comments
|
ask
|
show
|
jobs
|
submit
login
fxtentacle
on May 20, 2020
|
parent
|
context
|
favorite
| on:
Why Is This Website Port Scanning Me?
Yes, but before webrtc they were easy to block.
detaro
on May 20, 2020
[–]
What do cryptominers need WebRTC for?
fxtentacle
on May 20, 2020
|
parent
[–]
To connect to arbitrary IPs and ports to send home the results of the calculations.
zlsa
on May 20, 2020
|
root
|
parent
[–]
Which can be done with HTTP as well.
fxtentacle
on May 20, 2020
|
root
|
parent
[–]
Yes, but that is A LOT easier to filter and detect, because then it'll be using the XHR API and HTTP protocol, whereas WebRTC allows free-form protocols.
Guidelines
|
FAQ
|
Lists
|
API
|
Security
|
Legal
|
Apply to YC
|
Contact
Search:
