iOS SSH over USB

Introduction:

Many a times, at client side we are not provided with Wifi access and connecting to our iOS device to read local data can be a real pain. At such a period, we can use a tool called as �usbmuxd� to connect to the Jailbroken iOS device running OpenSSH over the USB.

Detailed Steps:

Step 1: Make sure you have python installed on your machine. Download latest copy of �usbmuxd� using the command �git clone http://git.sukimashita.com/usbmuxd.git�.

Step 2: Navigate to the �python-client� folder and run the command �chmod +x tcprelay.py� and then run the tool using the command �./tcprelay.py -t 22:2222�

The �t� basically allows multiple threads to run so that multiple simultaneous ssh connections can be established.

Step 3: Now, once the tcprelay starts its work, we use the command �ssh root@localhost -p 2222� to forward the local port 2222 to remote port 22. Use the credentials �root/alpine� to connect to the OpenSSH server running on the device.

Now, all the commands which can be used over SSH can be run on the prompt provided.

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