Show HN: A toy version of Wireshark (student project)
a year ago
- #go
- #opensource
- #network-analysis
- Vanta is a lightweight, fast, command-line-based network behavior analyzer.
- It reconstructs protocol-level flows and extracts structured activity from captured data.
- Supports HTTP, DNS, TLS (with partial fingerprinting).
- Automatically reconstructs bidirectional flows.
- Outputs clean JSON-formatted summaries.
- Single binary, no external dependencies.
- Developed and tested on a MacBook Air M1 by an undergraduate student.
- Project is a personal response to political pressure on international students.
- Thanks to professors and schools for standing up for students.