October Meeting - Packet Inspection Using Python

Ever want to mess around with network packets but the thought of writing a kernel module or figuring out tcpdump seem too daunting? Now you can! And from the comfort of everyone's favorite language! Using Python, we can take packet inspection, logging, and firewalling to a new level that's not easily possible with existing tooling.

Erik Stephens from Orvant will walk through the steps needed to get started inspecting packets from the Linux kernel the Python way. He'll point out some pitfalls to avoid along the way. He will also dive into a simple, but useful utility to help you report and block traffic from specific Linux programs.