silk
Read silk netflow files
About silk
silk flows
https://tools.netsa.cert.org/silk/docs.html
Description
This package makes it easy to read common silk files without using C Go.
Go Doc
https://godoc.org/github.com/chrispassas/silk
What is silk
Source https://tools.netsa.cert.org/silk/faq.html#what-silk
SiLK is a suite of network traffic collection and analysis tools developed and maintained by the CERT Network Situational >Awareness Team (CERT NetSA) at Carnegie Mellon University to facilitate security analysis of large networks. The SiLK tool >suite supports the efficient collection, storage, and analysis of network flow data, enabling network security analysts to >rapidly query large historical traffic data sets.
Supported File Formats
| Record Size | Record Version | Compression | Supported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | RWIPV6ROUTING VERSION 1 | None (0) | :white_check_mark: |
| 88 | RWIPV6ROUTING VERSION 1 | Zlib (1) | :white_check_mark: |
| 88 | RWIPV6ROUTING VERSION 1 | Lzo (2) | :white_check_mark: |
| 88 | RWIPV6ROUTING VERSION 1 | Snappy (3) | :white_check_mark: |
| 68 | RWIPV6 VERSION 1 | None (0) | :white_check_mark: |
| 68 | RWIPV6 VERSION 1 | Zlib (1) | :white_check_mark: |
| 68 | RWIPV6 VERSION 1 | Lzo (2) | :white_check_mark: |
| 68 | RWIPV6 VERSION 1 | Snappy (3) | :white_check_mark: |
| 56 | RWIPV6 VERSION 2 | None (0) | :white_check_mark: |
| 56 | RWIPV6 VERSION 2 | Zlib (1) | :white_check_mark: |
| 56 | RWIPV6 VERSION 2 | Lzo (2) | :white_check_mark: |
| 56 | RWIPV6 VERSION 2 | Snappy (3) | :white_check_mark: |
| 52 | RWGENERIC VERSION 5 | None (0) | :white_check_mark: |
| 52 | RWGENERIC VERSION 5 | Zlib (1) | :white_check_mark: |
| 52 | RWGENERIC VERSION 5 | Lzo (2) | :white_check_mark: |
| 52 | RWGENERIC VERSION 5 | Snappy (3) | :white_check_mark: |
Example
Parse Whole File
package main
import (
"fmt"
"log"
"github.com/chrispassas/silk"
)
func main() {
var testFile = "testdata/FT_RWIPV6-v2-c0-L.dat"
var err error
var sf silk.File
if sf, err = silk.OpenFile(testFile); err != nil {
log.Fatalf("OpenFile() error:%s", err)
}
log.Printf("Compression:%d", sf.Header.Compression)
log.Printf("FileFlags:%d", sf.Header.FileFlags)
log.Printf("FileVersion:%d", sf.Header.FileVersion)
log.Printf("HeaderLength:%d", sf.Header.HeaderLength)
log.Printf("MagicNumber:%x", sf.Header.MagicNumber)
log.Printf("RecordFormat:%d", sf.Header.RecordFormat)
log.Printf("RecordSize:%d", sf.Header.RecordSize)
log.Printf("RecordVersion:%d", sf.Header.RecordVersion)
log.Printf("SilkVersion:%d", sf.Header.SilkVersion)
log.Printf("File record count:%d\n", len(sf.Flows))
fmt.Printf("start_time_ms,src_ip,dst_ip,src_port,dst_port\n")
for _, flow := range sf.Flows {
fmt.Printf("%d,%s,%s,%d,%d\n",
flow.StartTimeMS,
flow.SrcIP.String(),
flow.DstIP.String(),
flow.SrcPort,
flow.DstPort,
)
//Etc... for other silk.Flow values
}
}
Channel Based Parsing
package main
import (
"fmt"
"log"
"os"
"github.com/chrispassas/silk"
)
func main() {
var testFile = "testdata/FT_RWIPV6-v2-c0-L.dat"
var err error
flows := make([]silk.Flow, 0, 245340)
receiver := silk.NewChannelFlowReceiver(0)
reader, err := os.Open(testFile)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
defer reader.Close()
go func() {
if err = silk.Parse(reader, receiver); err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
}()
for flow := range receiver.Read() {
/*
Pulling all data into an in memory array. That really isn't the point of the channel based
parser. You would want to stream it somewhere else to keep memory usage low. This is for example
purposes only.
*/
flows = append(flows, flow)
}
log.Printf("Compression:%d", receiver.Header.Compression)
log.Printf("FileFlags:%d", receiver.Header.FileFlags)
log.Printf("FileVersion:%d", receiver.Header.FileVersion)
log.Printf("HeaderLength:%d", receiver.Header.HeaderLength)
log.Printf("MagicNumber:%x", receiver.Header.MagicNumber)
log.Printf("RecordFormat:%d", receiver.Header.RecordFormat)
log.Printf("RecordSize:%d", receiver.Header.RecordSize)
log.Printf("RecordVersion:%d", receiver.Header.RecordVersion)
log.Printf("SilkVersion:%d", receiver.Header.SilkVersion)
log.Printf("File record count:%d\n", len(flows))
fmt.Printf("start_time_ms,src_ip,dst_ip,src_port,dst_port\n")
for _, flow := range flows {
fmt.Printf("%d,%s,%s,%d,%d\n",
flow.StartTimeMS,
flow.SrcIP.String(),
flow.DstIP.String(),
flow.SrcPort,
flow.DstPort,
)
//Etc... for other silk.Flow values
}
}
Frequently Asked Questions
What is silk?
silk is a Utilities library for the Go programming language. Read silk netflow files
How do I install silk?
Install silk with the Go module system using `go get chrispassas/silk`. Check the repository for the current installation instructions.
What category does silk belong to?
silk is listed under Utilities, specifically Utilities.