Can this skill help decrypt SSL/TLS traffic?

Yes, it includes instructions for TLS analysis, extracting metadata, and configuring pre-master secret logs for decryption in Wireshark.

How does it handle proprietary binary protocols?

It provides templates for identifying common binary structures like Type-Length-Value (TLV) and includes Python-based parser examples for custom message formats.

Which networking tools are supported by this skill?

The skill provides expert guidance and command snippets for Wireshark, tshark, tcpdump, mitmproxy, Scapy, and Boofuzz.

Can I use this to create Wireshark extensions?

The skill includes a standardized Lua dissector template to help you build custom Wireshark protocol plugins quickly.

Does this skill include automated testing capabilities?

Yes, it covers active testing techniques including protocol fuzzing with Boofuzz and packet replay/modification using Scapy.

Protocol Reverse Engineering

Name: Protocol Reverse Engineering
Author: as4584

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Security & Testing

Analyzes and documents network protocols through traffic capture, packet dissection, and binary structure identification.

About

This skill provides a comprehensive toolkit for reverse engineering network protocols to assist in security research, interoperability development, and network debugging. It guides users through advanced capture techniques using tools like Wireshark and tcpdump, offers deep-dive analysis patterns using Scapy and Python, and provides structured templates for documenting proprietary binary protocols. Whether identifying encryption entropy or writing custom Lua dissectors for Wireshark, this skill streamlines the process of translating raw network traffic into actionable, human-readable protocol specifications.

Key Features

Automated documentation generation for custom protocol specifications and Lua dissectors
Encryption analysis including entropy measurement and TLS metadata extraction
Traffic capture using Wireshark, tcpdump, and Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) proxies
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Binary structure parsing for TLV and length-prefixed message formats
Protocol identification via common signature patterns and header analysis

Use Cases

Developing interoperable clients for undocumented or proprietary network services
Debugging complex communication issues in distributed systems and microservices
Auditing network protocol security to identify vulnerabilities or weak encryption

About

Key Features

Automated documentation generation for custom protocol specifications and Lua dissectors
Encryption analysis including entropy measurement and TLS metadata extraction
Traffic capture using Wireshark, tcpdump, and Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) proxies
0 GitHub stars
Binary structure parsing for TLV and length-prefixed message formats
Protocol identification via common signature patterns and header analysis

Use Cases

Developing interoperable clients for undocumented or proprietary network services
Debugging complex communication issues in distributed systems and microservices
Auditing network protocol security to identify vulnerabilities or weak encryption