Tools

Wireshark

Network protocol and packet analyzer

Wireshark is a free open source network protocol analyzer. It allows capturing and interactively browsing network traffic. An indispensable tool for network troubleshooting and security analysis.

Features

  • Real-time traffic capture
  • Support for hundreds of protocols
  • Powerful display filters
  • Graphical flow analysis
  • Encrypted traffic decoding (with keys)
  • Export to various formats

Display Filters

# HTTP traffic
http

# Traffic from specific IP
ip.addr == 192.168.1.1

# TCP port
tcp.port == 443

# DNS queries
dns

# Combined filters
http && ip.src == 192.168.1.1

Applications

  • Network troubleshooting
  • Security analysis
  • Protocol development
  • Network technology education

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Category

Burp Suite, Nmap, Metasploit, pentest and audit tools