How to Install and Uninstall thc-ssl-dos Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "thc-ssl-dos" package

Please follow the instructions below to install thc-ssl-dos on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                thc-ssl-dos
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "thc-ssl-dos" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall thc-ssl-dos on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                thc-ssl-dos
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the thc-ssl-dos package on Kali Linux

Package: thc-ssl-dos
Version: 1.4-1kali4
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 35
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), libpcap0.8, openssl
Homepage: http://www.thc.org/thc-ssl-dos/
Priority: optional
Section: net
Filename: pool/main/t/thc-ssl-dos/thc-ssl-dos_1.4-1kali4_amd64.deb
Size: 8588
SHA256: 5b9627d9b17dfc5b5482005a6d6fec217068cc09ab84aec124de6b02f5147281
SHA1: b0587370c0558402e248b757025926c31ea6390d
MD5sum: fe0bc157d7db5cc883a63d2be9eabec8
Description: Stress tester for the SSL handshake
THC-SSL-DOS is a tool to verify the performance of SSL.
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Establishing a secure SSL connection requires 15x more processing
power on the server than on the client.
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THC-SSL-DOS exploits this asymmetric property by overloading the
server and knocking it off the Internet.
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This problem affects all SSL implementations today. The vendors are aware
of this problem since 2003 and the topic has been widely discussed.
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This attack further exploits the SSL secure Renegotiation feature
to trigger thousands of renegotiations via single TCP connection.
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