katnip.monitors.network module

Network monitor

class katnip.monitors.network.NetworkMonitor(interface, dir_path, name, logger=None)

Bases: kitty.monitors.base.BaseMonitor

NetworkMonitor is a monitor for network activity on a specific interface. It runs on a separate thread, and currently requires root permissions or CAP_NET_RAW capabilities on Linux.

__init__(interface, dir_path, name, logger=None)

Parameters:

• interface – name of interface to listen to
• dir_path – path to store captured pcaps
• name – name of the monitor
• logger – logger for the monitor instance

post_test()

Store the pcap.

pre_test(test_number)

Clean the packet list.

setup()

Open the L2socket.

teardown()

Close the L2socket.