id = "Echo"

description = "Connects to the UDP echo service, sends a string, receives a string and if both\
strings are equal reports success."

author = "Diman Todorov <diman.todorov@gmail.com>"

license = "Same as Nmap--See http://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html"

categories = {"demo"}

require "comm"
require "shortport"

portrule = shortport.port_or_service(7, "echo", "udp")

action = function(host, port)
	local echostr = "hello there"

	local status, result = comm.exchange(host, port, echostr, {lines=1, proto="udp"})

	if (result == echostr) then
		return "UDP Echo: correct response"
	end
end