Wireshark MCP Server

# 🦈 Wireshark Full Capability Analysis & Enhancement Opportunities ## 🔍 Current Implementation Status ### ✅ **Currently Implemented (8 tools)** 1. **wireshark_system_info** - System and interface information 2. **wireshark_validate_setup** - Dependency validation 3. **wireshark_generate_filter** - AI-powered filter generation 4. **wireshark_live_capture** - Live packet capture with fallback 5. **wireshark_analyze_pcap** - Basic PCAP analysis 6. **wireshark_realtime_json_capture** - JSON streaming capture 7. **wireshark_protocol_statistics** - Protocol hierarchy & conversations 8. **wireshark_analyze_pcap_enhanced** - Advanced PCAP analysis ### 🚀 **Untapped Wireshark Capabilities** ## 1. **PCAP Manipulation Tools** (Not Yet Implemented) ### **editcap** - PCAP Editor - **Features**: - Extract specific time ranges - Remove duplicate packets - Change file formats (pcap, pcapng, etc.) - Split large captures by size/time/packets - Inject errors for testing - Adjust timestamps - Filter by packet numbers - **Tool Ideas**: - `wireshark_extract_timerange` - Extract packets from specific time windows - `wireshark_split_pcap` - Split large captures intelligently - `wireshark_format_converter` - Convert between capture formats - `wireshark_packet_editor` - Modify packet contents ### **mergecap** - PCAP Merger - **Features**: - Merge multiple capture files - Chronological ordering - Concatenation mode - Handle different encapsulation types - **Tool Ideas**: - `wireshark_merge_captures` - Intelligent multi-file merging - `wireshark_session_reconstructor` - Reconstruct sessions from multiple captures ### **reordercap** - Timestamp Reorderer - **Features**: - Fix out-of-order packets - Essential for multi-source captures - **Tool Ideas**: - `wireshark_fix_timestamps` - Repair capture timing issues - `wireshark_sync_captures` - Synchronize multi-source captures ### **text2pcap** - Text to PCAP Converter - **Features**: - Convert hex dumps to PCAP - Generate synthetic headers - Create test captures from logs - **Tool Ideas**: - `wireshark_hex_to_pcap` - Convert hex dumps to analyzable captures - `wireshark_log_to_pcap` - Convert text logs to PCAP format - `wireshark_synthetic_capture` - Generate test captures ## 2. **Advanced Analysis Tools** ### **rawshark** - Raw Packet Analyzer - **Features**: - Analyze raw libpcap data - Custom field extraction - High-performance streaming analysis - **Tool Ideas**: - `wireshark_field_extractor` - Extract specific protocol fields - `wireshark_custom_dissector` - Apply custom dissectors - `wireshark_streaming_analyzer` - Real-time streaming analysis ### **capinfos** (Partially Used) - **Additional Features**: - Packet size distribution - Capture duration analysis - Interface statistics - Encapsulation details - **Tool Ideas**: - `wireshark_capture_profiler` - Detailed capture profiling - `wireshark_bandwidth_analyzer` - Bandwidth usage analysis ## 3. **Network Tap & Remote Capture Tools** ### **sshdump** - SSH Remote Capture - **Features**: - Capture from remote hosts via SSH - No remote Wireshark installation needed - **Tool Ideas**: - `wireshark_remote_capture` - Capture from remote systems - `wireshark_multi_host_capture` - Synchronized multi-host capture ### **udpdump** - UDP Listener - **Features**: - Capture UDP streams - Useful for syslog, netflow - **Tool Ideas**: - `wireshark_udp_listener` - Specialized UDP capture - `wireshark_syslog_capture` - Syslog-specific capture ## 4. **Advanced Display Filters & Statistics** ### **Untapped tshark Features** - **-z statistics** options: - `io,stat` - I/O statistics - `conv,tcp` - TCP conversations - `endpoints,ip` - IP endpoints - `http,stat` - HTTP statistics - `dns,tree` - DNS query statistics - `sip,stat` - SIP statistics - `rtp,streams` - RTP stream analysis - **Tool Ideas**: - `wireshark_http_analyzer` - Deep HTTP analysis - `wireshark_dns_analyzer` - DNS query analysis - `wireshark_voip_analyzer` - VoIP/RTP analysis - `wireshark_application_profiler` - Application-layer profiling ## 5. **Security & Forensics Features** ### **Advanced Security Analysis** - **Features**: - Malware traffic detection - Anomaly detection - SSL/TLS analysis - Credential extraction - Data exfiltration detection - **Tool Ideas**: - `wireshark_threat_hunter` - Automated threat detection - `wireshark_ssl_analyzer` - SSL/TLS security analysis - `wireshark_credential_scanner` - Credential detection - `wireshark_data_leak_detector` - Data exfiltration detection ## 6. **Performance & QoS Analysis** ### **Network Performance Tools** - **Features**: - Latency analysis - Jitter measurement - Packet loss detection - Throughput analysis - TCP performance metrics - **Tool Ideas**: - `wireshark_latency_analyzer` - Network latency analysis - `wireshark_qos_monitor` - Quality of Service monitoring - `wireshark_tcp_optimizer` - TCP performance analysis ## 7. **Automation & Integration** ### **Workflow Automation** - **Features**: - Scheduled captures - Automated analysis - Alert generation - Report automation - **Tool Ideas**: - `wireshark_capture_scheduler` - Scheduled capture management - `wireshark_alert_generator` - Real-time alert system - `wireshark_report_automation` - Automated report generation ## 8. **Data Export & Visualization** ### **Export Formats** - **Features**: - CSV export - JSON export - XML export - ElasticSearch integration - Grafana integration - **Tool Ideas**: - `wireshark_data_exporter` - Multi-format data export - `wireshark_visualizer` - Data visualization generator - `wireshark_elastic_streamer` - ElasticSearch streaming ## 🎯 **Recommended Next Implementation Priority** ### **Phase 1: PCAP Manipulation Suite** (High Value) 1. `wireshark_pcap_editor` - Using editcap for time extraction, filtering, splitting 2. `wireshark_pcap_merger` - Using mergecap for intelligent file merging 3. `wireshark_hex_to_pcap` - Using text2pcap for hex dump conversion ### **Phase 2: Advanced Analysis Suite** (High Impact) 1. `wireshark_http_analyzer` - Deep HTTP/HTTPS analysis 2. `wireshark_dns_analyzer` - DNS query analysis and statistics 3. `wireshark_threat_detector` - Security threat detection ### **Phase 3: Performance Suite** (Business Value) 1. `wireshark_latency_analyzer` - Network latency profiling 2. `wireshark_bandwidth_monitor` - Bandwidth usage analysis 3. `wireshark_tcp_health` - TCP performance metrics ### **Phase 4: Remote Capture Suite** (Enterprise Value) 1. `wireshark_remote_capture` - SSH-based remote capture 2. `wireshark_multi_host_sync` - Synchronized multi-host capture ## 💡 **Innovation Opportunities** 1. **AI-Enhanced Analysis** - ML-based anomaly detection - Predictive traffic analysis - Automated threat classification 2. **Cloud Integration** - Cloud packet capture - Distributed analysis - Multi-region correlation 3. **Real-time Dashboards** - Live traffic visualization - Interactive protocol explorer - Custom metric dashboards 4. **Compliance & Audit** - PCI-DSS traffic validation - GDPR data flow tracking - Security compliance checking ## 🚀 **Conclusion** We've only scratched the surface! The current 8 tools utilize about **20%** of Wireshark's full capabilities. By implementing the recommended tools, we can unlock: - **80%+ more functionality** - **10x more analysis power** - **Enterprise-grade capabilities** - **Advanced security features** - **Automated workflows** The Enhanced Wireshark MCP Server has enormous potential for expansion into a comprehensive network analysis platform!