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Victor Julien
Victor Julien
@inliniac@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Finally found some time to dig into Linux Network Namespaces. It's an amazingly powerful capability for testing tools like #Suricata

Here's how it can be used for Suricata even running in Github-Actions:
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/pull/14700

It tests our AF_PACKET IPS bridge mode by bridging 2 network namespaces. It also tests our NFQUEUE based IPS mode, where it routes between 2 network name spaces.

This was a great explanation, very helpful:
https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/net-namespaces

Next: SV like tooling :)

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