PcapPlusPlus is a multiplatform C++ library for capturing, parsing, and crafting network packets, providing decoding and forging capabilities for a wide range of network protocols. It offers easy-to-use C++ wrappers for popular packet processing engines like libpcap, WinPcap, Npcap, DPDK, eBPF AF_XDP, and PF_RING.
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MIDAS (Mac Intrusion Detection Analysis System) - archived and no longer supported.
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