Npcap
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Npcap is a high-performance packet capture and network monitoring library for Windows, commonly used by tools like Wireshark for low-level network traffic analysis.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows software
ⓘ
network monitoring library ⓘ packet capture library ⓘ software ⓘ |
| basedOn | WinPcap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Windows-only free software
ⓘ
network analysis software ⓘ packet analyzers ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | WinPcap API NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
Npcap DLL
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Npcap driver ⓘ Npcap service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Nmap Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution |
bundled with Nmap
ⓘ
bundled with Wireshark ⓘ standalone installer ⓘ |
| implements | libpcap API ⓘ |
| license |
free for non-commercial use
ⓘ
proprietary license ⓘ |
| maintainer | Gordon Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| platform | Windows ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| replaces | WinPcap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | .NET Framework (for some tools using it) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
digitally signed driver
ⓘ
limited access to administrators by default ⓘ |
| supportsArchitecture |
32-bit Windows
ⓘ
64-bit Windows ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
IPv4 traffic capture
ⓘ
IPv6 traffic capture ⓘ NPF driver ⓘ WinPcap-compatible mode ⓘ high-performance capture ⓘ kernel-level packet filtering ⓘ loopback packet capture ⓘ packet injection ⓘ raw 802.11 Wi-Fi capture ⓘ |
| supportsInterface | WinPcap-compatible capture interface names ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NetworkMiner
NERFINISHED
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Nmap NERFINISHED ⓘ Wireshark NERFINISHED ⓘ Zenmap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
network monitoring
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network traffic analysis ⓘ packet capture ⓘ security auditing ⓘ |
| website | https://nmap.org/npcap/ ⓘ |
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