fwknop: fwknop (FireWall KNock OPerator) fwknop: fwknop: fwknop implements an authorisation scheme called Single Packet fwknop: Authorisation (SPA). This method of authorisation is based around a fwknop: default-drop packet filter using iptables and libpcap. fwknop: fwknop: The main application of this program is to protect services such as fwknop: SSH with an additional layer of security in order to make the fwknop: exploitation of vulnerabilities (both 0-day and unpatched code) much fwknop: more difficult. fwknop: