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  "description_en": "MikroTik WinBox Terminal Client implements RouterOS CLI access over the proprietary WinBox terminal protocol on TCP port 8291. Its Python code handles M2 TLV messages, EC-SRP5 or legacy MD5 authentication and AES-128-CBC terminal traffic. A companion specification records handshake fields, key derivation and message framing.",
  "description_zh": "MikroTik WinBox Terminal Client 以 Python 实现 TCP 8291 端口上的 RouterOS CLI 通信。它处理 WinBox 的 M2 TLV 消息、EC-SRP5 或旧版 MD5 身份验证，以及 AES-128-CBC 加密的终端流；附带文档记录握手字段、密钥派生和消息封装。",
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  "name": "MikroTik WinBox Terminal Client: implementing the terminal protocol",
  "name_zh": "MikroTik WinBox Terminal Client：重建终端通信协议",
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    "limits",
    "license"
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    "Python 3 with pycryptodome and ecdsa, plus access to a RouterOS device.",
    "Only the terminal protocol is supported; GUI messages, certificate authentication and multiplexed sessions are excluded.",
    "MIT license."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要 Python 3、pycryptodome、ecdsa，以及可访问的 RouterOS 设备。",
    "仅支持终端协议；不支持图形界面消息、证书认证或多路会话。",
    "采用 MIT 许可证。"
  ],
  "targets": [
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  "url": "https://github.com/subixonfire/winbox-terminal-protocol",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}