Suricata: Add Frame Support

I am currently interning with Open Information Security Foundation(OISF) as part of the Outreachy fellowship program. If you want to get more context on this, you can read about it here. This blog post is mainly about the project I am working on and the learning journey. Goal: Add frame support to Suricata application layer…

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Introduction

Welcome to my first blog! I am Haleema Khan, a software engineering graduate from the National University of Sciences and Technology(NUST), Pakistan. I am currently based in Islamabad, Pakistan, and enjoy traveling, reading, and cooking, all of this when I am not working. For the most part of my professional experience, I have worked as…

Outreachy Internship – Wrap Up

As my 13-week internship came to an end last week, I realized that the journey I had embarked on was one that I would cherish forever. The connections I made, the things I learned, and the contributions I made were all part of a bigger picture, one that didn't have to end with the completion…

Build Suricata on MacOS

As I enter the final phase of my Outreachy Internship with OISF, I am mostly spending the time wrapping up my internship tasks which include incorporating feedback from mentors in my PRs, networking with the community, and preparing myself for the next step in my professional journey. I am writing about building suricata on MacOS…

detect-itype: suricata-verify tests

Can the title be more confusing? Let me break it down for you: Suricata - Verify tests Suricata is a malware analysis and detection engine but this is a very high-level description and when you start working as a developer with suricata it is not enough. If you are someone who has some knowledge about…

My selection as an Outreachy Intern

Outreachy internship by Software Freedom Conservancy is a 3 month paid internship program running twice a year, offered to underrepresented communities and people around the world. More information about the internship can be found here as they maintain excellent documentation about the fellowship. I came across Outreachy a few months back and initially, I had…