Monday, October 23, 2006

Netdude - a Framework for Packet Trace Manipulation

Netdude is a framework for inspection, visualization, and modification of tcpdump packet trace files. Its modular design allows users to interact with the framework at different abstraction levels: a low-level trace navigation wrapper for libpcap called libpcapnav, a high-level API with convenient types for performing common packet manipulation tasks in libnetdude, and a GUI application that allows both small- and large-scale editing previously impossible without writing code. The framework is readily extensible at the libnetdude and GUI levels through its plugin architecture, making it a workbench for the creation of new packet trace tools.
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