Computer Science - Linux - Discussion

Inetd is a Unix-based system daemon that listens for incoming network connections on specific ports and launches the appropriate service or daemon to handle the connection. It acts as a "super server" that manages multiple services, starting them on-demand when a connection is received.

However, SSH is not usually monitored by Inetd because it is commonly implemented as a standalone service rather than being managed by Inetd. SSH is a secure protocol used for secure remote login, file transfer, and secure shell access to a remote system. It requires continuous availability and dedicated resources for secure communication, which is not compatible with the on-demand nature of Inetd.

Because the session is encrypted and the kernel don't have the key to decrypt the session.