Network Analysis

  1. Advanced Topics in Network Analysis
    1. Wireless Network Analysis
      1. 802.11 Protocol Analysis
        1. Frame Types
          1. Management Frames
            1. Beacon Frames
              1. Probe Request/Response
                1. Authentication Frames
                  1. Association Request/Response
                    1. Deauthentication Frames
                      1. Disassociation Frames
                      2. Control Frames
                        1. RTS/CTS Frames
                          1. ACK Frames
                            1. Block ACK Frames
                            2. Data Frames
                              1. QoS Data Frames
                                1. Null Data Frames
                              2. Wireless Security Analysis
                                1. WEP Analysis
                                  1. Encryption Weaknesses
                                    1. Key Recovery Attacks
                                      1. IV Analysis
                                      2. WPA/WPA2 Analysis
                                        1. Four-Way Handshake
                                          1. Group Key Handshake
                                            1. TKIP vs. AES
                                            2. WPA3 Analysis
                                              1. SAE Handshake
                                                1. Enhanced Security Features
                                                  1. Transition Mode Analysis
                                              2. Wireless Performance Analysis
                                                1. Signal Quality Assessment
                                                  1. Signal Strength Measurement
                                                    1. Signal-to-Noise Ratio
                                                      1. Channel Utilization
                                                      2. Interference Analysis
                                                        1. Co-channel Interference
                                                          1. Adjacent Channel Interference
                                                            1. Non-Wi-Fi Interference
                                                            2. Roaming Analysis
                                                              1. Handoff Performance
                                                                1. Roaming Triggers
                                                                  1. Seamless Roaming
                                                                2. Wireless Troubleshooting
                                                                  1. Connectivity Issues
                                                                    1. Association Failures
                                                                      1. Authentication Problems
                                                                        1. DHCP Issues
                                                                        2. Performance Issues
                                                                          1. Throughput Problems
                                                                            1. Latency Issues
                                                                              1. Intermittent Connectivity
                                                                          2. Voice and Video over IP Analysis
                                                                            1. VoIP Protocol Analysis
                                                                              1. Session Initiation Protocol
                                                                                1. SIP Message Types
                                                                                  1. INVITE Messages
                                                                                    1. REGISTER Messages
                                                                                      1. BYE Messages
                                                                                        1. CANCEL Messages
                                                                                        2. SIP Response Codes
                                                                                          1. SIP Header Analysis
                                                                                            1. Call Flow Analysis
                                                                                            2. Real-time Transport Protocol
                                                                                              1. RTP Header Analysis
                                                                                                1. Payload Type Identification
                                                                                                  1. Sequence Number Analysis
                                                                                                    1. Timestamp Analysis
                                                                                                    2. Real-time Control Protocol
                                                                                                      1. Sender Reports
                                                                                                        1. Receiver Reports
                                                                                                          1. Quality Metrics
                                                                                                        2. VoIP Quality Analysis
                                                                                                          1. Quality Metrics
                                                                                                            1. Mean Opinion Score
                                                                                                              1. R-Factor Calculation
                                                                                                                1. Perceptual Evaluation
                                                                                                                2. Impairment Analysis
                                                                                                                  1. Packet Loss Impact
                                                                                                                    1. Jitter Impact
                                                                                                                      1. Delay Impact
                                                                                                                        1. Echo Analysis
                                                                                                                        2. Codec Analysis
                                                                                                                          1. Codec Selection
                                                                                                                            1. Bandwidth Requirements
                                                                                                                              1. Quality Comparison
                                                                                                                            2. Video Streaming Analysis
                                                                                                                              1. Video Protocol Analysis
                                                                                                                                1. RTSP Analysis
                                                                                                                                  1. HTTP Live Streaming
                                                                                                                                    1. MPEG-DASH Analysis
                                                                                                                                    2. Video Quality Assessment
                                                                                                                                      1. Bitrate Analysis
                                                                                                                                        1. Frame Rate Analysis
                                                                                                                                          1. Resolution Analysis
                                                                                                                                            1. Buffer Analysis
                                                                                                                                        2. Encrypted Traffic Analysis
                                                                                                                                          1. TLS/SSL Analysis
                                                                                                                                            1. Handshake Analysis
                                                                                                                                              1. Protocol Version Negotiation
                                                                                                                                                1. Cipher Suite Selection
                                                                                                                                                  1. Certificate Exchange
                                                                                                                                                    1. Key Exchange Methods
                                                                                                                                                    2. Certificate Analysis
                                                                                                                                                      1. Certificate Validation
                                                                                                                                                        1. Certificate Chain Analysis
                                                                                                                                                          1. Certificate Transparency
                                                                                                                                                          2. Encryption Strength Assessment
                                                                                                                                                            1. Key Length Analysis
                                                                                                                                                              1. Algorithm Assessment
                                                                                                                                                                1. Perfect Forward Secrecy
                                                                                                                                                              2. Metadata Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                1. Connection Metadata
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Connection Timing
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Connection Duration
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Data Volume Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                      2. DNS Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Domain Name Patterns
                                                                                                                                                                          1. DNS over HTTPS
                                                                                                                                                                            1. DNS over TLS
                                                                                                                                                                            2. Traffic Pattern Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Communication Patterns
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Timing Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Volume Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                2. Decryption Techniques
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Passive Decryption
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Private Key Usage
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Pre-shared Key Usage
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Session Key Extraction
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Active Decryption
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Man-in-the-Middle Decryption
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Certificate Replacement
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. SSL Bumping
                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Automation and Scripting
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Automated Capture and Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. TShark Automation
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Batch Processing Scripts
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Scheduled Captures
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Automated Filtering
                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Python Scripting
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Scapy Framework
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Packet Crafting
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Packet Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Network Discovery
                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. dpkt Library
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Packet Parsing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Protocol Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. File Processing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. PyShark Library
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Wireshark Integration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Live Capture
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Offline Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Integration with Monitoring Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. API Integration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. REST API Usage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. SNMP Integration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Syslog Integration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Database Integration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Data Storage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Query Optimization
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Reporting Integration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Alerting Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Threshold-based Alerting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Anomaly Detection
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Escalation Procedures
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Custom Analysis Tools
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Protocol Analyzers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Custom Protocol Support
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Proprietary Protocol Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Application-specific Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Reporting Tools
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Automated Report Generation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Custom Dashboards
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Executive Reporting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Performance Tools
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Synthetic Transaction Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Application Performance Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. User Experience Monitoring

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