Add extraction of information about Go binaries
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Description
Same as we do with .NET and VB, we should also extract information about Go binaries because they seem to contain some useful information.
The very first thing we should try to obtain is `Go build ID` located at the start of code section (at least in PE). Some other information might be available too (https://rednaga.io/2016/09/21/reversing_go_binaries_like_a_pro/). This is more of a research ticket.
Structure of Go binaries might differ when built as PE, ELF or Mach-O so part of this ticket is also doing it for all common native file formats.
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Research direction
Begin by researching how Go build IDs are stored at the start of the code section in PE binaries, using the linked reversing article as background. Compare the relevant structures across PE, ELF, and Mach-O formats, then determine what information can be extracted and how completion will be verified for each format.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100