Vanta
Dev tools
packet analyzer
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7 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score +0.12.
Idea: 2 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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Good learning project for understanding low-level protocols
From 2 comments
Seconding this. Implementing low level protocols from scratch is a great introduction to network programming (do the kids today ever do network programming, or is it all just 15…
0xbadcafebee on HNCool! I did something similar when I wanted to learn Go, but did my own parsers instead of using gopacket, I would recommend doing that yourself if you want to learn more low…
Hikikomori on HN
Go suits tools like this, easy to customize
From 2 comments
Go is great for tools like this. I've built MITM protocol analyzers a few times. Being able to completely customize the handling, analysis, and break in in the debugger can make…
jasonthorsness on HNFor me the main reasons to pick Go in those context are cross-compilation, static binaries and more subjectively better productivity. You can very quickly get an MVP running and…
arbll on HN
Name is a fun pun
From 1 comment
Have to say it would be worth making this project just for the sake of this pun alone.
poisonborz on HN
Objections
Name clashes with the Vanta compliance company
From 3 comments
Congratulations on the launch! FYI there is a pretty well-known YC startup named Vanta that helps companies manage various security compliance certifications. Obviously, there…
andygcook on HNNote there's a popular cybersecurity company called "Vanta" to which they own the trademark, so the name probably should be changed to avoid confusion.
mushufasa on HNYes especially since Vanta is an already well known company.
Andugal on HN
Text reads like ChatGPT output
From 2 comments
> This project is not just code — it's a response. Amid political pressure, some universities like Harvard, MIT, and CMU stood up for international students. > I’m just an…
op00to on HNIt's the em dash that does it for me
singiamtel on HN
Requests
Screenshots
From 1 comment
Screenshots please!
thenthenthen on HN
Rename the project
From 2 comments
Yeah, and especially as Vanta is adjacent... I think a rebranding is in order. Vanta (and the auditors they market) is a nice company I'm happy user of but I'm afraid they won't…
karambahh on HNThis looks nice, perhaps name your project babyshark?
colesantiago on HN
Questions
Why Go was chosen
From 1 comment
Cool! Will definitely take a look. Curios what made you choose Go for this project? I am looking into building a toy version of Burp with either Rust/Go but still undecided.
dotaenjoyer322 on HN
Whether it wraps gopacket
From 1 comment
Genuine question: is this a wrapper around Google's gopacket?
leumassuehtam on HN
Alternatives named
Wireshark
From 2 comments
Cool! I've sometimes gotten the impression that wireshark-lite is an unfulfilled niche so this is nice.
worldsayshi on HNGo is great for tools like this. I've built MITM protocol analyzers a few times. Being able to completely customize the handling, analysis, and break in in the debugger can make…
jasonthorsness on HN
tcpdump
From 1 comment
In this specific case, the 'static binaries' and 'cross-compilation' aspect aren't relevant, as vanta is a dynamically linked binary with multiple library dependencies; it has to…
danudey on HN
gitm (Burp-like toy proxy in Go)
From 1 comment
Hey, that's what I'm doing! ;) https://github.com/redawl/gitm I chose go mainly for static binaries (no install steps needed for the end user), and also because I have been…
redawl on HN
netsour
From 1 comment
https://github.com/thegoodduck/netsour
thegoodduck on HN