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Rootless Pings in Rust
Sending a ping by creating an ICMP socket normally requires root: you can’t create a raw socket to send ICMP packets without it. The ping command line tool works without root however, how is that possible? It turns out you can create a UDP socket with a protocol flag, which allows you to send the ping rootless. I…
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Software EngineeringSystems & Performance2025
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | Rootless Pings in Rust by bouk | 127 | 79 |
