> Can somebody explain to me how this is a bad thing?

It may be t0rn now, but in the future it could be nmap. Who is to draw the line? Do you trust them to draw it correctly?

> T0rn was not written to help you keep your site secure, it

> was designed to break into your site, hide it's tracks, and

> potientally use your site as a launching point for other bad

> things. Where is the redeeming social value here?

Without the bad, you cannot create the good. Although little good value comes from t0rn, I do not think anyone should judge if it's illegal or not on how much good it is vs bad it is. Exploits/rootkits may not do a ton of good for security, but they are helpful to people in research and to test.

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