# USArmyResearchLab/Dshell

Dshell is a network forensic analysis framework.

Repository: https://github.com/USArmyResearchLab/Dshell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dshell
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-05-07T12:53:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4277, "days_push": 848, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5492, forks 1135 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:19.837924+00:00)

## What it is
Dshell is an extensible network forensic analysis framework written in Python for dissecting network packet captures (pcap/pcapng). It supports plugin development, stream reassembly, IPv4/IPv6, chainable plugins, and parallel processing.

## Use cases
- analyze pcap files for network forensics
- dissect network packet captures with custom plugins
- reassemble TCP streams from packet captures
- investigate suspicious network traffic during incident response
- extract TLS metadata like JA3 fingerprints from pcaps
- chain multiple analysis plugins over a capture
- geolocate IP addresses seen in network traffic

## When to choose
- you need to perform deep packet analysis on pcap files
- you want an extensible framework to write custom network forensic plugins
- you need stream reassembly with IPv4 and IPv6 support
- you are doing incident response or network security investigations on Linux

## When to avoid
- you need a real-time network intrusion detection system rather than offline pcap analysis
- you require a GUI-based packet analyzer like Wireshark
- you need live traffic capture and analysis rather than processing saved capture files
- you work primarily on Windows or macOS since it is developed for Linux

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: security, networking, parser, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: security, networking, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli
- tags: network-forensics, pcap-analysis, packet-capture, stream-reassembly, digital-forensics, incident-response, forensics, linux

## Member repositories
- USArmyResearchLab/Dshell (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:19.837924+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:56:20.206980+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/USArmyResearchLab/Dshell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:19.837924+00:00, sha a08744c9a264)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.