microsoft / microsoft/AttackSurfaceAnalyzer

Collect Linux ports with sock interfaces.

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C#
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Description

See #649.

The current Linux collector parsed ss with regex but the formatting can be unreliable.

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Research direction

Start with issue #649 and the current Linux collector's handling of ss output. Investigate how socket interfaces can provide port information without relying on unreliable formatting. Done means Linux ports are collected through the proposed socket-interface approach, with the collector's behavior verified by the available tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, linux
Domain
networking, operating-systems, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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