This tool is used in capturing packets from a network and display summary of the captured packets with the view being used in analyzing the traffic in a network. It uses scapy library which is very efficient for packet manipulation on wire.
Code Example:
from scapy.all import sniff
def packet_callback(packet):
print(packet.summary())
It’s worth to sniff(prn=packet_callback, count=10)
Use Case: This project is also suitable for carrying out the monitoring of the network as well as identifying any malicious activity. It assists security experts to monitor network data and detect threats like man in the middle or data leakage.
Tip: This tool should be used only on networks that you control or have direct permission to scan because is improper to scan traffic of other networks as that is considered a crime.
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