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protobuf-inspector
A command-line tool that parses Google Protobuf encoded data without schema definitions and displays the content in a readable, colored format.

protobuf-inspector
A command-line tool that parses Google Protobuf encoded data without schema definitions and displays the content in a readable, colored format.
protobuf-inspector Description
protobuf-inspector is a command-line tool designed to parse and analyze Google Protocol Buffer (Protobuf) encoded data without requiring the original schema definition files. The tool supports both Protobuf version 2 and version 3 formats and can automatically infer the message structure from the encoded binary data. It displays the parsed content in a human-readable format with color-coded output to enhance readability. The parser attempts to reconstruct the field organization and data types by analyzing the wire format encoding. Fields are presented in the same order they appear in the encoded stream, which makes it valuable for understanding the underlying wire protocol structure. This tool is particularly useful for reverse engineering applications that use Protobuf serialization, analyzing network traffic containing Protobuf messages, or developing custom parsers that need to handle Protobuf data without access to the original .proto definition files.
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protobuf-inspector is A command-line tool that parses Google Protobuf encoded data without schema definitions and displays the content in a readable, colored format.. It is a Security Operations solution designed to help security teams with Parser, Digital Forensics, Python.
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